The neons are one of the first fish I started out when I got this game, I started with the deluxe version so I had unlimited numbers of neons and though it would be safe to practice with, But let me tell you they still remain on of my favorites. They really portray the real behavior of the neon tetra, and the fry <babies> are so cute, the breeding is easy I would say on average you get somewhere between 2 - 4 fry per hatching.
I keep the tanks temp at 23.0C/74.0F I find that temp works well for me.
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Life
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555
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Juvenile
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I use the Clorine cut that comes with Aquazone, the amount veries depending on how much water you change, with me I change 99.9 liters in a 768 X 2000 tank and I use 150ml.
Real Life Info
Family: Characidae (Characins), subfamily: Incertae sedis picture (Pasim_u1.jpg) by JJPhoto
Order: Characiformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Green neon tetra
Max. size: 2.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38376)
Environment: pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.5 - 6.0; dH range: 4.0
Climate: tropical; 23 - 27°C
Importance: aquarium: commercial
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Upper rio Negro and upper rio Orinoco.
Biology:
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Malabarba, Luiz R.
Citation: Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada.. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p
Source of Information Found :
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003