Neon Tetra: The Coolest Tetra Ever
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The Neon Tetra
The neon tetra reigns today as the most popular of all freshwater aquarium fish. Neon tetras continue to add beauty to many home aquariums. They display brilliant red and blue coloration and are very easy to keep. Neon tetras are the coolest tetra ever!
Why the Neon Tetra is the Coolest Tetra
Neon tetras are one of the 3 most popular aquarium fish. They are best when kept in shoals of 10 or more, constantly shoaling together in the aquarium.
- Brilliant blue and red coloration
- Very peaceful
- Easy to keep
- Shoals of 10 or more look great in a community tank
Important!
Neon Tetra: The Coolest Tetra Ever
The Cardinal Tetra
This is another extremely popular freshwater aquarium fish. Cardinal tetras look much like neon tetras but unlike neons their color lines extend the full length of their body. These tetras also like to be kept in a shoal of 10 or more and will actively swim around a community tank in their shoal. They are very peaceful and will mix well with other peaceful community fish. Important!
Black Neon Tetra
The black neon tetra is a dark colored cousin of the neon tetra. They have a black line that runs the length of their body and green-to-gold line above the black line.They are hardy, peaceful and very attractive fish. Black neon tetras like to live in shoals of 10 or more and will be seen swimming together in a shoal in a community tank. Important!
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Neon Tetras at a Glance
Links to Information on Popular Tetras
- Black Phantom Tetra
- Black Phantom Tetra, Megalamphodus Megalopterus Profile.
- Black Widow Tetra, Black Skirt Tetra
- Black Widow Tetra, Black Skirt Tetra, Gymnocorymbus Ternetzi Profile.
- Bleeding Heart Tetra
- Bleeding Heart Tetra, Hyphessobrycon Erythrostigma Profile.
- Congo Tetra
- Congo Tetra, Phennocogrammus Interuptus Profile.
- Emperor Tetra
- Emperor Tetra, Nematobrycon Palmeri Profile.
- Flame Tetra
- Flame Tetra, Hyphessobrycon Flammeus Profile.
- Glowlight Tetra
- Glowlight Tetra., Hemigrammus* Erythrozonus. Profile.
- Lemon Tetra
- Lemon Tetra, Hyphessobrycon Pulchiprinnis Profile.
- Serpae Tetra
- Serpae Tetra, Hyphessobrycon Serpae Profile.
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Kimbesa
Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:13 pm | delete
- Fish are about my speed. I remember having Neons, along with Black Mollies and Blue Gouramis. Someday I'll have them again...thanks!
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Geekness_FortWorth
Apr 13, 2010 @ 2:14 pm | delete
- My favorite is the rummy-nosed tetra: red head and black and white horizontal bars on the tail. In groups they are most interesting.
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CoolFoto
Dec 13, 2008 @ 7:54 pm | delete
- Welcome to Tropical Fish group www.squidoo.com/groups/tropicalfish . 5*.
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ANDRI
Sep 24, 2008 @ 8:18 am | delete
- great lens. five rates
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kiwisoutback
Jun 6, 2008 @ 10:51 am | delete
- Neons are cool and easy to find in local stores! I found that cardinal tetras were a little less hardy, but they're a little more colorful. They look really cool in large "shoals" (I never knew they were called this!) against live plants. They don't seem to mix well with anything but other types of tetras because of their size..mine were picked off by gouramis. They've done really well in larger tanks in larger shoals, like you said, and look great.
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triathlontraining
May 29, 2008 @ 8:47 am | delete
- Very informative! Great lens. :)
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clear_estimates
May 28, 2008 @ 1:10 am | delete
- How about Web Piranha?
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esidyox
May 28, 2008 @ 12:28 am | delete
- Why don't you change your name fro Web Gazelle to Web Fish
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DarkwingDuck
May 25, 2008 @ 2:07 am | delete
- Neon tetras are cool fish!
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