Tetras and Characids
Black Neon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Photo: Juan R. Lascorz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Taquari River, Mato Grosso (Brazil)
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; scatters eggs, which the adults eat
Notes: A bright white stripe on top of a wide black band. More tolerant of hard water than the common neon tetra and a very good schooling fish for community aquariums.
