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Cardinal Tetras are one of the very most beautiful freshwater fish. But in our experience they are difficult to ship. Click here to read more about why we do not sell or ship Cardinal Tetras. But Neon Tetras are almost as beautiful as Cardinal Tetras, and Neon Tetras are much easier to ship. We have lots of Neon Tetras for sale.

The above pictures show Neon Tetras and Rasboras in our facilities. We keep them in bare aquariums with filters but no gravel. We acclimate them for several days, sometimes as long as 10 days, before they have recovered, are eating well, and ready to be shipped.

Glow Light Tetras and Black Phantom Tetras are also small, mild tempered Tetras, whose care is similar to Neon Tetras. Harlequin Rasboras are not Tetras but are very good tank mates for Neon Tetras, and so we included the Harlequins on this page.

Click here for more about buying Neons, Rasboras, and other similar fish from us.

Appropriate Home 
An aquarium with 15 gallons or more water, a small exterior power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a layer of gravel at most 1/4 thick, and an aquarium heater adjusted to between 75 and 80 degrees F. Click here for more about warm water aquariums.

Recommended Diet
Floating Flake Food for Tropical Fish. Click here for more about feeding fish. I feed these small fish a few Black Worms every other day. Just two or three worms for each fish. Usually they swallow half of a worm and swim around with the other half of the worm hanging our of the their mouths for a while. Click here for more about Black Worms.

Compatibility 
Neon Tetras should be kept in a school with at least 6 Neons and 10 is better. The same is true for Glow Light Tetras and Black Phantom Tetras. These are all schooling fish that live best in a school with their own species. Here is a list of fish that will do well with Neon Tetras: Glow Light Tetras, Black Phantom Tetra, and Harlequin Rasboras. Click here to buy these fish.
 
Here are some more good tank mates for Neon Tetras: White Clouds, Glass Fish, Corydoras Catfish, Fancy Guppies, Honey Gouramis, and a few Ghost Shrimp. Neon Tetras will usually not do well in the same aquarium with Large Tetras such as Black Neon Tetras, Black Skirt Tetras, Serpae Tetras, and other similar fish that are too aggressive for Neon Tetras.

You may have gotten advice that Neons will do well with most other types of Tetras, but our experiences with these fish in our aquariums shows us that they won't, and for that reason we have divided the Tetras into two groups called the Smaller Tetras and the Bigger Tetras. Click here for more about the Bigger Tetras.

Quite often we get letters saying that some fish stores recommend keeping Tiger Barbs with Neons, but this certainly will not work, and the Neons will almost always be miserable.

Click here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish.

Size and Life Span
Neon Tetras, Glow Light Tetras, and  Black Phantom Tetras will grow to about 1.25" and rarely bigger. Neon Tetras have lived for 10 years, which surprises many people.

Links to more Information
Click here to read an interesting first hand account about breeding Neon Tetras.

Click here to continue on and read several Customer Comments and our replies about Neon Tetras and other small Tetra-Like fish.