All you need to know about Green Neon Tetras:

• Common Names: False Neon Tetra

• Scientific Name: Paracheirodon simulans

• Max Size: ~3cm

• Temperature Range: 24-27°C

• pH Range: 5.5-6.5, benefit from slightly soft/acidic conditions

• Compatibility: Peaceful, great addition to small community aquariums; avoid keeping alongside large, predatory fish

• Plant Safe: Yes

• Area Of Origin: South America; Orinoco River basin

• Suitable Foods: Offer variety of flakes/pellets formulated for community fish, as well as occasional live/frozen foods such as white mosquito larvae, micro-bloodworms, and brineshrimp

• Special Requirements: Keep in large, mixed groups to increase their confidence and encourage schooling behaviours, provide lots of hiding places in the form of rocks, wood, dense vegetation, and floating plants, create several areas of open swimming space, add leaf litter to simulate wild environment and naturally reduce pH levels