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Green Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon simulans
9 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins
Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela
Native range: Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CC BY 4.0); Lista Roja de la Fauna Venezolana 2015 (CC BY 4.0); Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 1 in
- 3 cm
- Min tank
- 10 gal
- 38 L
- Group
- 8+
- Temp
- 77–84°F
- 25–29°C
- pH
- 4.5–6.5
- GH
- 0–89 ppm
- 0–5 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Middle
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