Creating a basic vivarium, commonly used terms & health

Equipment

Items required for a successful vivarium & their correct usage

Feeding

Reptiles dietary needs and various foodstuffs

Care Sheets

Care sheets for most the commonly kept reptiles

The Basics

How to create a simple aquarium & other basic facts

Equipment

Most commonly used equipment & its usage

Feeding

Examining the common aquatic foodstuffs available

Care Sheets

Care sheets for most the commonly kept reptiles

Caresheet for Neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Paracheirodon
Species:	P. innesi

General Description

Neons are a beautiful small fish with a bright blue/green stripe along their bodies, followed by a red band around their middle stretching to their tail. The adult males are slightly smaller and slimmer than the females.

Distribution

The Neon tetra is native to blackwater or clearwater streams in southeastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and western Brazil.

Size

4 cm (1.5 in)

Life span

Up to 10 years

Difficulty

Intermediate. The difficulty lies in preventing the build up of nitrate levels.

Behaviour

Peaceful and best kept in schools of 6 or more

Tank Size

5 gallon or larger

Tank Region

Mostly middle to bottom

Temperature

69F - 79F (21C - 26C)

Diet

Omnivore - will eat many food items including flakes, pellets and live foods.

Reproduction

They are difficult to breed in the home aquarium.

pH

5 to 7.5

Water Hardness(dH)

1 to 10

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