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Neon Tetra | Paracheirodon innesi

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Neon Tetras

Neon Tetras are one of the most popular schooling fish in the aquarium hobby, and for good reason. Their bright blue and red colors add movement to a tank, especially in planted aquariums or setups with darker substrate!

Neon Tetras are peaceful, active fish that do best in groups. We recommend keeping neon tetras in a school of at least 5 or more, but the bigger the group, the better they usually look and feel. When kept together, they are more comfortable and show more natural schooling behavior.

When it comes to neon tetra care and tank requirements, they do best in a stable aquarium with clean water, peaceful tank mates, and plenty of places to feel secure. Plants, driftwood, leaf litter, and rock work can all help create a more natural setup for them.

Neon Tetras are generally great community fish, but we don't typically recommend keeping them with shrimp as they might eat baby shrimp and can sometimes bother smaller or more timid shrimp. They're better suited with other peaceful fish that enjoy similar water conditions.

Here at Flip, we feed our Neon Tetras a varied diet of frozen and prepared foods, including daphnia, baby brine, cyclops, bloodworms nd NorthFin foods. A mixed diet helps support their health, color, and activity!

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Neon Tetra Care and Tank Requirements

  • pH: 7.2 to 7.5
  • GH: 8 to 16
  • KH: 4 to 7
  • TDS: 180 to 250
  • Temperature: 70°F to 74°F

Neon Tetra Tank Recommendations

  • Leaves: Indian Almond Leaves or Guava Leaves
  • Wood: Mopani Wood or Malaysian Driftwood
  • Cones: Alder Cones
  • Substrate: Buffered substrate can help lower pH, but it is not required
  • 5 stars: 83 (95%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (1%)
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  • 1 star: 3 (3%)
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Damaris Estrella
In love with my neons!!

Arrived very well packaged, with step by step instructions. The neons are happy, thriving, growing and eating since the first day. Highly recommended.

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Brandon Handy
Neon Tetras

Quality neons! These guys arrived alive and were super cute little young neon tetras. They help me get through my workday on my desk.

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Emily Giorgio
Highly recommend!

I ordered five of these little guys and a set of cherry shrimp and got an extra one! All six are very happy and active. They immediately began schooling and have been a happy little bunch together immediately after adding them to my tank! Was very impressed by the whole ordering process, super happy with my plants and animals, I would definitely order from here again!

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Daniel Kahles
Neon tetra

Ordered neon tetras came in looking great with an extra. They are now colorful and enjoying there new home in my tank.

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Eric Campbell
Absolutely love the Neons

My entire tank is full of nothing but Flip Aquatic fish!! I have never had a single fish die. Absolutely love Flip Aquatics. 40 gallon long you can’t see the fish in the one pic but they are there lol I only buy Flip Aquatics enough said :)

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S.P.
Neon Tetras!

Fast shipping, packaged with care.
Ordered 10 received 12, two weeks later & they are doing great!
I will definitely order from here again & I 100% recommend ordering from Flip Aquatics! :)

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Anthony L McGuire
Great quality

First time buying fish online but when these fish shipped to my house I was at work and was worried that they might get to cold and die because it was like 35 degrees out and had 4 hours before I got off but got home and seen the care these guys take when shipping their items. A styrofoam cooler with a warmer in it, all the fish survived plus 2 extra and are healthy. Couldn’t ask for better service when I had questions too.

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Joseph Nasisi

Neon Tetra | Paracheirodon innesi

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Allan R Magill
Always satisfied with orders

I have ordered from Flip Aquatics numerous times over the past several years. I have always received my fish orders in excellent condition and they transition to my tanks with no loses. The Neon Tetras I bought 3 weeks ago have become welcome members of my community tank. Today I received 6 Serpae Tetras, all healthy and active. 5 stars to Flip A.

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Se
Always reliable

My third time ordering live fish, shrimp/snails, and plants from Flip aquatics and I’m once again extremely pleased that everyone came lively and healthy. I got an additional neon tetra and an extra snail in my order, and all the plants came super healthy and bushy.

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John Dryden
Neon Tetra

They arrived in great shape. Very well packed

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Samantha M
Thriving

These are the only ones I have left of all of the other ones I have order here.

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Tara M.
Love the Neons!

Super pleased with my order of neons. So often they don’t do well during transition from a big box store, but these were very healthy and are doing great. I know Flip Aquatics’ quarantine efforts made all the difference. Thank you!!

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MARTIN DELESSIO
AWESOME!!!

LOVE EM ! Some people look at Neon Tetras as disposable but not me. Just remember you need enough of them to make it work. They survived the shipping process in 30 degree weather. I did exactly what the instruction card said and let them sit and warm up to room temperature and NOT float the bags.
Didn’t have a drip acclimation kit handy so I put them in a plastic pitcher I only use for the aquarium and put some tank water in a little at a time. Poured it all through a large net into a bucket. Put them in the tank and they’ve been fine ever since. They’re lively and active and seem to be happy. Since my granddaughters want to see 100 fish I guess I’m going to place a few more orders !!! LOL
I look forward to to doing some more business with you soon.

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Leanna Cottone
Is a great fish

My neon Tetras do well in my tank .They swim in schools and are good swimmers .Thanks Leanna.

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Natalie Marquardt

Beautiful healthy fish!

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Anonymous
Neon Tetras

I received my Tetras well packaged and healthy. They are beautiful and thriving! I will be purchasing again. Thanks so much!

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Amanda
Best Quality Neon Tetras I've Seen

Bought 10 of these neon tetras from Flip Aquatics 6 months ago. Recently bought another group of 10 from Live Aquaria to increase my school and all 10 died within a week of arrival. My original group from Flip are all still alive and are very vibrant and active; so here I am again to buy more to replace the Live Aquaria ones. Learn from my mistakes, I have bought neon tetras from both Petco and Petsmart as well as a couple online retailers, Flip Aquatics has given me the healthiest fish by miles.

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Trevor Emmert
Happy and Healthy

I love these active vibrant neon tetras! They were shipped with such care I will continue to only buy from Flip Aquatics. Thank you

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Simone

All came alive and vibrant. They even sent an extra!

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Renea Sabial
Healthy and happy neon tetras

They all arrived healthy and quickly adjusted to their new home.

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Robert

Glad when it came on time

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Russell Hawkins
Beautiful

Striking, active fish make your tank come alive

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H.H.

All came happy and healthy! ^^

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S.W.

Excellent packaging and fast delivery

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Antonio Castineiras
Neons

The temperature inside the package was 86 F when I opened it, the ice pack was molten (I’m in Miami) but the fish were active and all alive.
It took me 4-5 hours to acclimate the fish to their new environment, following the directions in the package.
To make the story short, both the neons and I are very happy now
Thank you Flip Aquatics, you are the best!

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Richard

Is everything great thanks

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David

Liked the fact that all fish 🐠 were live and well as if shipped and delivered within an hour . 👍🏾

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Allison Griner
Neons

Came in healthy and joined my current group of tetras no problem!