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Neon Tetras are a very popular freshwater fish for beginners and advanced fish keepers. Their bright neon blue and red color patterns are very attractive as an individual freshwater fish but when they school together, the effect is quite mesmorizing. Although found in nearly all fish stores around the world, the neon tetras come originally from rivers in South America, near Eastern Peru.
You need a few simple fish aquarium items to set up a thriving community for your fishes. First you need to pick an appropriate fish tank size. Try to get as big of a fish tank as you can get (everyone will tell you that you’ll always end up upgrading anyways). The next important thing you need is to pick a proper size filter. There are many different brands of filters to pick from but the rule of thumb is to get as big of a filter as you can get. Your aquarium filter system is very essential to the stability and growth of your fish tank.
Another important part is the proper aquarium lighting system. Depending on if you want to keep plants, you can go with regular light bulbs or go as complex as metal halides for harder to keep plants. Your aquarium lighting system will also help bring out the vibrant colors of your fishes so it’s a good idea to invest in a good system.
I’d love to own a big enough thank that would house a large school of Neons. It’s so relaxing to see them swim together. About how many tetras could fit into a 20 gal planted you think?
It should easily house about ten neons or cardinals.
iv got 30 neons in my amoazon tank, they look outstanding when they school, sometimes one big school with all of them but more often they school in 2 or 3 different groups….still looks outstanding though :)
a friend of mine has a 20 gallon with 15-20 neons but he dose over filter by having a filter thats dose 20 gallon and a filter that dose 10 gallon. he added the neons over a long period of time to let the bacteria adjust and he also has quite a ridgid feeding and water change routine. he’s even had a couple of spawns :)
That’s really cool! I just have a 5 gal right now, but I’d like to get a BIGGER tank some day. Probably at least a 20 next time haha. Actually I wish I gotten a 20 before to start off with, but my 5 is still a great starter tank, I’m learning a lot.