- beautiful red and blue coloration
- lively, peaceful fish
- can also be kept with shrimps
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Red neon XL - Paracheirodon axelrodi
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from over 3,000 reviews "| Water values: | soft to medium hard |
| Planting possible?: | Yes |
| Temperature: | 25-30 °C |
| Behavior: | Active |
| with fish?: | Yes, with peaceful fish |
| Aquarium size: | 54 l (approx. 60cm) |
| Breeding: | medium |
| Diet: | omnivorous - omnivorous |
| Visual effect: | Especially colorful |
| with snails/shells?: | Yes |
| Origin: | South America |
| with dwarf crabs?: | Yes |
| with shrimps?: | with dwarf shrimps, offspring is eaten |
| Final size: | 4-8 cm |
| Difficulty: | 1 - Simple |
| Fish group: | Tetra |
| Feature: | dynamic group behavior |
| with large crabs?: | No |
| Pelvic region: | Center |
| with crabs?: | No |
The red neon (Paracheirodon axelrodi), also called cardinal tetra, belongs to the tetras and comes from South America. There it lives in rivers with humic, quite soft water.
This pretty little ornamental fish, which is very popular in aquaristics, grows to a length of 2.5 to 5 cm. The strong red longitudinal stripe along the underside gave it its name. Striking also the neon iridescent blue longitudinal stripe above.
The females are somewhat stronger than the males and have "more belly". In the wild the Red Neon only lives about a year, in the aquarium it is reported to live 10 years or more.
The Red Neon is a schooling fish and should be kept in groups of 10 or more.
Propagation of the Red Neon in the aquarium is difficult. Very soft, acidic water with a pH of about 5 and about 25 °C is required. A separate rearing tank is absolutely necessary, the adults eat larvae. The juveniles are raised with Artemia euplii.
The Red Neon has much less demands on the water values for keeping. It needs rather soft to medium hard water and a temperature of 22-30°C.
As a typical predator this tetra eats besides the usual fish food also animal food in the form of frozen food, freeze-dried FD food or live food.
The socialization of the relatively peaceful, small remaining Red Neon with dwarf shrimps is possible. However, this aquarium fish may eat juvenile shrimp, it should be kept in the aquarium only with robust and very well reproducing species such as Neocaridina davidi or with the Sulawesi Island Shrimp.
Our food recommendation: The NatureHolic Main Feed is a professional staple food for all aquarium fish. We supply Hauptfeed in the form of soft granules, which, thanks to its grain size of half a millimeter, can be easily ingested by small to medium-sized fish. The soft consistency resembles the texture of insect larvae in nature and protects the fish mouth from micro-injuries.
Our plant recommendation: Use for planting NatureHolic InVitros. These are free of snails, planarians and other unwanted co-inhabitants. Also free of algae spores, bacteria and fungi.
Expert Tip: We recommend when keeping fish the NatureHolic 3 Phase Liquid. The care set offers the best all-round protection for your animals. It ensures optimal conditions for successful breeding and keeping.
Minimum order quantity: 10 pieces
| Scientific name: | Paracheirodon axelrodi |
| German name: | Red Neon |
| Difficulty level: | for beginners |
| Origin/Distribution: | South America |
| Coloration: | silver with blue and red longitudinal stripe |
| Age expectancy: | approx. 5 years |
| Water parameters: | GH 3 to 10, KH 0 to 5, pH 5 to 7.5, temperature 22 to 30 °C |
| Tank size: | from 54 l |
| Food: | Omnivorous, needs additional frozen food or live food |
| Breeding: | difficult |
| Behavior: | may eat shrimp offspring |
| Group size: | Shoal of at least 10 |
| Further information: | Ten typical aquarium fish for beginners and alternatives to them, Tips for acclimating fish to the aquarium, Feeding aquarium fish properly - cheap food and what it can do |
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