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The black neon tetra is an egg scatterer, laying adhesive (sticky) eggs over plants, etc. [3] One female can produce several hundred eggs. The parents eat their own eggs, so the parents are normally removed after spawning. [ 3 ]
A neon tetra can appear slightly plump in the belly due to having overeaten. Neon tetras need dim lighting, a DH less than one, about 5.5 pH, and a temperature of 75 °F (24 °C) to breed. There also needs to be a lot of tannins in the water. Neon tetras are old enough to breed at 12 weeks. [23]
The primary host of Pleistophora hyphessobryconis is the neon tetra; however, this parasite demonstrates a broad range of host specificity and has been isolated from numerous species of aquarium fish. [3] P. hyphessobryconis primarily infects the skeletal muscle with no involvement of smooth or cardiac muscle. [2]
Paracheirodon is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes.The type species is P. innesi, the well-known neon tetra, and the Paracheirodon species are among the fishes known as tetras.
The emperor tetra is a placid aquarium fish and will be disturbed by more boisterous species. It grows to 4.2 cm. [3] It prefers a pH of 6.5, a hardness of 3–6 dKH and a temperature of 23–27 °C. It does not school as readily as most tetras, and a pair appears happier than with most tetras.
Characidae, the characids or characins, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes.The name "characins" is a historical one, [2] but scientists today tend to prefer "characids" to reflect their status as a, by and large, monophyletic group (at family rank).
The Black phantom tetra is an egg-scattering species. [4] To stimulate breeding, pH is lowered to about 5.5-6, the general hardness of the water is also reduced below four degrees. The breeding tank should have plants, both rooted and floating, and low light. A female black phantom tetra will produce about 300 eggs.
Hyphessobrycon sweglesi is a species of tetra that lives in the Orinoco River drainage basin in South America. [2] The species' scientific name used to be Megalamphodus sweglisi and the species' common name is red phantom tetra. [3] It grows up to 4 cm (1.6 in). [4]