Blue Neon Tetra

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 Temp

23.0C/74.0F 

 pH

 6.9 -6.7

 GH

 4.0

HNO3 

 0-5

NH3  

 0-2
Life
555
Juvenile
120
Breeding
180

 Eggs

 1 day

Not to much info on these little guys i have them with my reg neon tetra they get along just fine Easy Breeding and easy keep, they are orginally in a X-mas package from Japan called X-mas Illusion Option for 44.00 Comes with 3 Accessories , 3 plants, 3 Backdrop and 1 Gravel. <All Xmas Related> Received from Himeya inc when they were in business, the whole set up is 49.00

Real Life Stats

Family: Characidae (Characins), subfamily: Glandulocaudinae picture (Mimic_m0.jpg) by Sazima, I.

Order: Characiformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Blue tetra
Max. size: 6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38597)
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater
Climate: tropical; 18 - 23°C
Importance:
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Brazil, southern Bahia to northern Rio Grande do Sul states. Usually in clearwater coastal streams.
Biology: Inhabit small to moderate-sized streams or rivers (Ref. 30267). Aquarium specimens reach 9.0 cm TL (Ref. 30267).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Weitzman, Stanley

Citation:

Burns, J.R., S.H. Weitzman, K.R. Lange and L.R. Malabarba, 1998. Sperm ultrastructure in Characid fishes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi).. p. 235-244. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS.

Source of Information Found :

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003

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