BLACK NEON TETRA

The dazzling crown jewel of aquariums everywhere, the hardy little neon tetra fish was originally imported from South America. black neon tetras must be kept in groups of at least a half-dozen, as they are a shoaling species. With peaceful dispositions, they are also able to be kept with other species of non-aggressive fish. They have a decently long life expectancy of 5 or more years. 

These Black Neon Tetra have a stunning black and silver stripe that often has a blue shadow.

The Black Neon Tetras are healthy and active school fish. The make a dynamic addition to a Discus Community Aquarium.

According to Wikipedia the Black Neon Tetra “is of typical elongated tetra appearance; it is of plain basic coloration but with two distinct, adjacent longitudinal stripes, white above black. The eye has two thin but distinctive color bands across the top, red above yellow. It grows to a maximum overall length of approximately 4 cm (1.6 in). Despite its common name, it does not particularly resemble the neon tetra, which belongs to a different genus.