NATURAL HABITAT: In the waters of the Amazon, South America. SIZE: They grow to about 1.5" when fully grown. COLOUR: The lower half of this tetras body is bright red. A blue streak is also seen on the body. SHAPE: A beutiful fish ful of action. Their fins are are well balanced and they have a tail that is in the shape of a fork. TEMPERAMENT: Peaceful and should be kept in large schools to make them feel confident. CARE: Feed with small mosquito larvae and daphnia. You can also feed them tubifex worms. GENDER: The gender is very hard to tell. The males are generally smaller. Visitor Comments... You can sex neons by obseving the blue/green bar of color. The female will
display a bend in that bar where the male's will be straight. Also the female,
when mature will become much more plump than the male.
BREEDING: These fish are very hard to breed. Some breeders say that they chase eachother before they lay eggs. If they lay eggs, the eggs should be removed immediantly. If you have any infomation or comments on this fish please mail it to me through the feedback located on the homepage.
|
