Black Neon Tetra Fry
Neon tetras will usually lay about 50 to 150 eggs in one spawn.
Black neon tetra fry. By mr fish 6 years ago on tropical fish. Black neon tetras come from the paraguay basin in brazil. Having found a batch of eggs in the filter i m documenting the growing stages of what i believe to be black neon tetra fry.
It was black tiny and cute. At first black neons are gray with black horizontal stripes. They are often found in the aquarium trade.
It is native to the paraguay basin of southern brazil. The hatch rate and fertilization of the eggs may vary but usually you can expect about 40 to 50 fry from one spawn. A quarter of their tank s water should be changed out weekly to keep them healthy.
The black neon tetra scientific name. Girls you d love it. Black neon tetra fry.
I only saw it because i was disturbing the plants. I saw a baby fish when i was getting out some dead leaves. When they reach one week of age they are old enough to graduate to eating brine shrimp nauplii and you can start to add in finely crushed dry foods.
They will usually spawn their eggs in the morning so if you want to watch them spawning just stay around the breeding tank after the lights turn on. My tank has lots of plants. Considered to be the darker cousin of the neon tetra these freshwater fish are equally as beautiful and easy to care for.
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi is a similar species that takes on a much darker appearance.
