Neon tetra
📖 Overview
Migratory behaviour is undetermined . Adults feed on worms, small insects, crustaceans and plant matter. In tank, female lays a relatively small number of eggs, which hatch in about 24 hours . Most popular aquarium fish. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Neon tetra is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Neon tetra is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Neon tetras are omnivores and will accept most flake foods, if sufficiently small, but should also have some small foods such as brine shrimp, daphnia, freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, which can be stuck to the side of the aquarium, and micropellet food to supplement their diets. A tropical sinking pellet is ideal, as most brands of these include natural color enhancers that bring out the color in neon tetras. Some frozen foods, including frozen blood worms, add variety to their diets.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Neon tetra is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 5.0 - 7.0; dH range: 1 - 2. Tropical; 20°C - 26°C South America: Blackwater or clearwater stream tributaries of the Solimões River.
🌿 Ecology
worms, small insects, crustaceans and plant matter
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Neon Tetra · Piaba · neon tetra |
| 🌍AFR | Neon-tetra · Neonvissie |
| 🌍BRE | Neon (pesk) |
| 🏳️Catalan | Tetra neó |
| 🌍CES | Neonka obecná |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Almindelig neon · Almindelig neonfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Neonfisch · Neonsalmler |
| 🌍FAS | تترای نئون |
| 🇫🇷French | Neon · Néon bleu |
| 🌍HEB | טטרה ניאון |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | Neonhal |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | ネオンテトラ |
| 🌍LAV | Neona tetra |
| 🌍LIT | Neoninė tetra |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Neon Innesa · Neon innesa a. bystrzyk neonowy |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bandeirinha · Cardinal · Néon (peixe ornamental) · Tetra neon |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Голубой неон · Неон голубой · Неон-тетра · Неоновая рыбка Иннеса · Обыкновенный неон |
| 🌍SLK | Tetra neónová |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mojarita · Pez tetra neón |
| 🌍UKR | Неон звичайний |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 紅綠魮脂鯉 · 霓虹燈魚 · 霓虹脂鯉 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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