Freshwater Fish
Neon Tetra.
The aquarium classic — an electric-blue stripe over a red flash, dazzling in a school. Peaceful, beginner-friendly, and inexpensive to group up; they show best against dark substrate and plants in a 10-gallon-plus tank.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Community
- Community safe
- Adult size
- 1.5"
- Min tank size
- 10 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Paracheirodon innesi
Good tank mates
Peaceful and community-safe, so neon tetras are a classic fit for a calm community tank. Pair them with other small peaceful fish: rasboras (harlequin, chili), corydoras catfish, small peaceful tetras, and dwarf or honey gouramis. Avoid fin-nippers and larger or aggressive fish like big cichlids and angelfish, plus anything with a mouth big enough to eat a neon. Keep a school of six or more so they school tightly and feel safe.
Good to know
Neon tetras come from the soft, blackwater streams of the Amazon basin, and their blue stripe is structural color that can dim at night or when the fish is stressed.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
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