Neon Tetra
| Origin= Brazil, Colombia, Peru - rivers: Putumayo, Purus, upper Amazon, Igarape, Preto Scientific Name= Paracheirodon innesi Max. Size= 1.5" (3.81CM) pH= 6-8 Temperature= 21-26C (70-79F) Temperment= It is very peaceful, which makes it one of the most desirable community tank fishes Minimum Tank Size and/or Tank Type= 10G (40L) in a community tank Favourite Foods= Crumbled flakes, brine shrimp, freeze dried tablets Other Info= Do not keep Neon Tetra with Angelfishes as Neons are Angelfish's natural prey in the wild. You may be able to get away with it, so long as the Neons are adults and the angelfish is a juvenile, but the angel may still eat the Neon when the Angelfish has grown up. Breeding Info= TANK: 1.5G (6L) with a spawning grid, finely leaved plants and dim light. GENDER: The female is fuller in the belly region. BREEDING RATIO: 1 Male: 1 Female BREEDING WATER: 23-24C (74-76F); pH 6.2-6.5; dCH 0; with added peat extract. OTHER BREEDING INFO: Before putting brood fish to spawn keep the males and females serperate for 14 days in cool water 19-21C (66-70F). A fully mature female my lay about 300 eggs during spawning. The tank should be well darkened for the development of the eggs, the eleutherembryos are sensitive to light (photophobic). The young fish are acclimatized to water of different chemical compostion by gradually and regularly adding waterfrom the normal keeping tank. During this long time, they have been reared in captivity the fish have become fully acclimatized and their breeding poses no difficulty; they may have also become resistant to the previously devastating disease caused by the parasite Plistophora.The eggs incubation period is about 24 hours, you should feed the fry nauplii of brine shrimp or Cyclops nauplii. Singapore is currently the greatest supplier of Neon Tetras to the fish market, with 95 percent of the world production. |  Photo Credit: Bombcat's Fishy Page  Photo Credit: Bombcat's Fishy Page  Photo Credit: Bombcat's Fishy Page One of my pictures coming soon! |
              
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