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(Other members of the genus Hyphessobrycon)
ADULT SIZE: 4 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C
FOOD: Feed Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi live and dried foods. This species tends to inhabit the upper stratas of the tank, and although quite happy eating all manor of dried and frozen foods, certainly relishes free-swimming live foods (Daphnia, Artemia, Mosquito larvae) and, when available surface foods like fruit flies.
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Brazil
AQUARIUM CARE: A lively shoaling species, peaceful, and a good community fish. Although it's common name is the Black Neon Tetra, it is actually unrelated to the Neon Tetra, Paracheirodon innesi. However, like the aforementioned, it does hail from similar environments in South America, most notably the Paraguay River drainage areas of Brazil. As such it prefers to live in a dark-bottomed tank, well planted, with soft water; although it will tolerate harder water.
Like all tetras it should be kept in a shoal of at least 6-8 individuals.
BREEDING: A typical egg scattering species. A special breeding tank with a substrate of marbles, as described here is ideal for breeding this species. Spawning takes place usually in the morning; eggs hatch 36 hours later. Use very soft acidic water.
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The black neon tetra is a great community fish
The colouration of the sexes is similar, however female fish are deeper bodied than the males
The Black Neon Tetra prefers a darker tank, with shading from floating plants and a dark substrate
Like all tetras, this species needs to be kept as part of a shoal of at least 6-8 fish
BREEDING: A typical egg scattering species. A special breeding tank with a substrate of marbles, as described here is ideal for breeding this species. Spawning takes place usually in the morning; eggs hatch 36 hours later. Use very soft acidic water.
Have you bred Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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A shoal of tetras? A well-planted Amazon tank with a large shoal of neon tetras looks amazing. The bright neon blue and red against a green leafy background has got to be one of the best combinations in fishkeeping. It is no wonder that these are one of the most popular aquarium species. But as with all shoaling species, tetras need to be kept in a group to be happy. The larger the better (without overstocking your tank). Six individuals is usually seen as the absolute minimum in a shoal, but more is better. The effect of a large tank with a shoal of 30-40 neon or cardinal tetras is simply stunning
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