7 Tips for Keeping Neon Tetras in an Aquarium

Bug Buffet & Green Cuisine Available Here - purefin.shop/ In this video, I give you 7 key pieces of information that will help you to successfully keep neon tetras in an aquarium. All of these pieces of advice will help you with the feeding and care of your neon tetras.
The 7 Tips listed in this video are:
1. Keep the tank dark
2. Keep the pH lower
3. Keep them in schools of 8+
4. Keep them in a planted tank
5. Feed a varied diet
6. Inspect fastidiously when buying new neon tetras
7. Keep the ecosystem consistent
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[@Danyo6809]

I'm going to be upset if my fish don't thank me genuinely like you say they will.

[@Zenith07]

Danyo6809 bruh

[@kench1]

Let’s not forget the rainbow gavel

[@bageljade2165]

This made me LOL 😆

[@707bayareamaa]

😂😂😂

[@crookes90]

Did they ever thank you?

[@jenbingham0914]

In 38 years of fish keeping, neon tetras are still my favorite fish. I currently have 12 in a community tank and they are gorgeous when they school. Lightly planted tank as of about a month ago, 1st time trying real plants, but mine have been fantastic with fake plants. I have had schools live 5-6 years with only losing maybe 1 or 2 over those years. Best foods I have found are Hikari micro pellets, Hikari vibra bites but I crush them up small so the larger fish can eat the full size, and the neons would eat the smaller pieces. Extreme brand krill flakes, Extreme brand community pellets, Fluval bug bites, Tetra Tropical flakes, and frozen brine shrimp!

[@airaabinguna6343]

How many times should they be fed?

[@djdup3819]

@@airaabinguna6343 I just got them so I need answers too because everyone has a different method

[@JasonFolk07]

@@djdup3819 depends how many fish do you have atm? On my community tank I feed my fish fluval bug bites once a day either in the morning or mid day. If you only got a few fish less then 10! Definitely only feed once a day you dont want to over feed you'll have build up on the substrate of uneaten food

[@gavinbkr10]

Thanks for that, I’m about to add 4-5 neon tetras to my tank. Thanks for the good opinions!

[@pineappleking18]

I love you, thank you

[@orielism]

How to care for neon tetras..... Me..... buys 20 throws them in a tank and feeds them daily, 3 years later they are all fat and happy. Bright lights and no tannins and 7.0ph

[@backwardstwist6884]

Funny you literally described my tank exactly. Blue gravel with a shipwreck and fake plants however over the course of time Java moss started to grow on the ship and it’s really helped out my aquarium

[@Aquafinity]

Cool! I am also a fish hobbyist and upload fish videos! 🐟🐟

[@emilymoazen124]

that’s algae ..😂

[@r3algoat977]

@@emilymoazen124 How is he going to get algae with no plants?

[@DoktrDub]

@@r3algoat977 Algea can occur with no other plants in the vicinity, they are microscopic plants that can be airborne, in fact some of the microscopic alga cells can travel for miles upon miles… eventually ending up in somebody’s fish tank lol.

[@Bobby11]

Im pretty sure we dont stay until the end for the "youtube algorythm". Awesome video.

[@minajqueen2139]

I have had neons since I was 15 ,today I'm 46 and have over 200 of these in my aquarium

[@abdullahalsabbah1020]

“Ditch the blue gravel” 😂

[@am_Nein]

Or, in fish for though style, DITCH THE FCKING BARF GRAVEL OR YALL GONNA BE YEETED AWAY

[@ashantiwashington9838]

I just bought blue gravel for my aquarium

[@Lucas-cx9hb]

My neighbor gave me blue gravel with CAT hair in it I had to filter it out 20 times

[@nocollarcrypto8851]

@@Lucas-cx9hb omg the same thing happened to me about 2 months ago. Blue gravel AND cat hair.

[@ary_thedinolover771]

@@ashantiwashington9838 OMG I DID TOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hjknkyftjhgygnu]

Got ten of these guys coming tomorrow, clicked on to see if i was missing anything in their set up. Check on all points haha i was pleasantly surprised. Thank you for the informative video

[@neth77]

I have 22 in a 130L planted tank, with 6 glass catfish i never ever see during the day. Seem very happy and thanks for the info.

[@fishcj4393]

Oh I didn’t know they can live up to 10 years, my poor cardinals and neons they used to be so happy. Anyway great video and great tips and thanks for sharing 😊

[@shaanjanardhan3881]

Thank you so much! I am getting neon tetras soon an this helped so much!

[@NeonTetraAquarist]

Good luck :) I hope it turns out well for you!

[@crazyhuman7541]

i have my neon terta in an eycosphere so the amon leaves is a great idea and this video is very helpful

[@crusty3260]

I am not the best at keeping my parameters consistent but I can tell you these little guys are hardy. Once you get them comfortable it's honestly quite hard to kill them.

[@liono3097]

Mine got ich and when I treated with heat all the Neons died but the Ember Tetras didn't.

[@sheilamorton5352]

Thank you. You answered all my questions 😋

[@akshatchoudhary4412]

Best video on Neons💙

[@ThaStevoShow]

Thanks I appreciate the information very helpful

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks heaps

[@sunsetjen2398]

Great tips thanks 😉Excellent explanation of NTD 😎

[@TwiSTeDBeAnS]

I have 6 in a 10 gallon with a dwarf guarami and they all seem really happy. I still see the nice shoaling activity and they all come up together to the front of the tank when it’s time for feeding.

[@itsheckerrrrr3461]

How are they doing now?

[@TwiSTeDBeAnS]

@@itsheckerrrrr3461 they were happy for a couple years but eventually most of them died so I traded up for a 75g aquarium

[@itsheckerrrrr3461]

@@TwiSTeDBeAnS oh okay

[@Ahuerta22]

@@TwiSTeDBeAnS how did they die

[@jayl7279]

⁠@@Ahuerta22old age is my guess

[@dfl2950]

Awesome video. Love the page. Been keeping fish for about 5 months now. I love the set up from where u are recording. Is that your fish room. Love what your tanks are sitting on. I would love more details on that. It matches my furniture. I'm looking for something like that to make my fish room.

[@rubyesme01]

Awesome video! In the process of moving my school to a 30 gallon 💗🐟

[@Nanners_Art]

Man I wish I could have a tank that big! It took alot of convincing to get my parents permission for a larger tank (just short of 5gal)

[@mandym.2290]

Great advice!!!! I always like a video ai watch, the least I can, do👍

[@jasoncarretino1121]

Good tips man thanks

[@Rachelcampbellll]

You're a lifesaver!!! Does spirulina flakes and powder do same thing??

[@crisis688]

Yessir, more tipsss

[@KOLO-BOLO]

Good tips. Greetings from Poland!

[@_KingQuinn_]

He literally needs a t shirt that says '' i can't stress this enough''

[@bog3018]

He does

[@themulingman45]

Great video.

[@dguo111]

Good video Bro..... A comment from India

[@gelosangalang]

Just got mine! New sub!

[@jayt6200]

Love the video dude, deffo subscribing, I wondered if you could help, I’m a beginner and looking to step Into the world of running an aquarium. I’m thinking these little guys are a great starter fish. How many could you recommend for a 64 L tank (14G). Thanks in advance

[@PaulC.494]

Amazon has hard water in its dry season, they do ok in your 7.8 ph.

[@stacylee8906]

Hello, great video ! what fish would you recommend for a 12 gallon tank

[@johnxscar]

these are good tips actually

[@tortadehamon2965]

Thanks i had trouble feeding them cause there are some bigger tetras.

[@SavannahRaeSisk]

I love your video! Thank you so much for sharing. ♥New subscriber.

[@doubledee6234]

Great Video!!! Some great tips!! Can you breed Glow light tetras?

[@kelgray3751]

You: don’t use blue gravel Me: looking at my blue gravel tank 😂

[@dinogaming3468]

Hey dude this is so useful! Btw how do you make your thumbnail tho? Can u make a video abt it pls or tell me??

[@damianbeast1793]

I have 4 black neon tetras and 2 corydoras with 2 platium guppies and 2 dumbo or gumbo idk mixed guppies both are are male i don’t know about the other guppies or tetras but just got them yesterday in a 10 gallon looking forward to upgrading to a 29 gallon soon to get more fish with it

[@nicholasmestas1507]

thanks for the help I bought 10 neon tetras and noticed a few died and they had some cysts on them so now I know what happened to them.

[@danobannanno147]

good video, i only have 4 in my tank sadly but its hard as its only a 10gal and it has other fish in it, but theyve been fine so far, what are some good starter plants that arent hard to keep

[@BarrySuridge]

Rooibos tea (Coles and Woolworths) is the best and cheapest method of adding tannins @ 1x teabag per 45-litres. 😉

[@akmaljaansheer1904]

Thank x bro

[@nick_5397]

hi like your videos, please make a video about how much and when to feed your fish, thank you

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Already have one!

[@allisarcadia2319]

My tetras loooove the pellets I fed my betta. They started hoarding them from the betta and piling them in a corner so they could school feed on them without the betta stealing any, it was so funny.

[@xdjabsper6949]

U already know I'm watching the whole vid dw about that boi

[@GeoffYates]

Brilliant! I have 18 cardinal tetras.. same principles?

[@emmy4537]

I got into fish keeping because of corona lockdown. I have 2 black skirt tetras. I’ll get more since they’re school fish.

[@user-qk1hf8cx4c]

Did you get more? How are they doing

[@mariawhite7337]

Ahh!! I am getting rid of a red and black gravel today. One thing I noticed while doing a tank clean is that the red abd black gravel was all PAINTED and little paint chips was just flaking off. I found some basic gravel at a local store though and bought that like candy. I wish I could have a pla ted tank but sadly I live in a desert. That makes shipping a no no until fall or winter. My fish are a second rescue, and i want to do right by them.

[@mkle3977]

YES. NO BARF GRAVEL, THANK YOU

[@ijustlikebees]

They're such cute fish

[@hivesteel]

It’s tough to balance the plants need for light and the Neon’s aversion for light, any tips? I think I’m stressing my guys out but also my tank is quite heavily planted…

[@adetyapurba]

is it possible to keep neons in 18 degree Celsius water? and what are the implications of doing so?

[@filiplaskovski9993]

I’ve got myself 16 green neon tetras and they’re so iridescent incredibly awesome fish

[@Ball4Life12]

Same I love them I got 12 they love to swim around the mid level

[@gazza2933]

I'm going for Harlequins. Thanks. 👍

[@2ssrs950]

I'm on a well and my ph is 6.2- 6.4 I think I'm gonna try these in my 29gallon. Where do you get some of them leaves from

[@PeterJohnson76]

I’ve had them in community tanks and unfortunately they went missing. But I now have them in a platy tank and all 20 are all still going.. they are all as bigger or bigger than my cardinals. Interesting about their life span. I’ve always been told 12 to 18 months max.

[@zwellers]

It's true they live a surprisingly long If treated right. I had some hit ten years.

[@thismarcus4926]

Will they be a good tank mate with the roseline sharks and Rainbow fish?

[@liambomb1234]

can you do a brine shrimp hatchery tutorial

[@bobaraseeker591]

Hi, I want to add some neon tetra’s for my tank mate. But my tank is on highlights condition, is it okay to keep them in highlights condition with a bit high pH?

[@ChrisCDXX]

Just started keeping tetras. I have always loved them. I have 8 out of the original 13.. water and environment are what they should be yet I cant keep them alive.

[@youdeservethis]

I am a beginner. Thank you so much for this video!

[@stennorlin8848]

Good point! Spoile ordinary fish can be rewarding and surprising.Example Cerry barb can turn into tank boss keeping all other cerrys up in a corner and fending of fully grown up siamensis visuable by a SHARP borderline of algae no algae.When he ckicked the bucket everybody could happily move around one day then next cerry male turned into a dictator.Plenty of light and live food

[@e...007]

Please tell me what temperature should I have at aquarium with neon tetra?

[@minjarataylor5887]

My tank is currently at GH of 9. Is that too high for neons?

[@aponcapone]

You can use bright led lights. The fish in the store never saw the brown muddy waters anyway. They are used to the light in the store wich is also bright enough.

[@positiveenergy1695]

Nice

[@rodericklaurente4720]

Once you breed the neon how long can you breed again?

[@vanschermerhorn7167]

You suggest having plants in the tank with your neons , what watt led light did you use and what size tank do you have them in ?

[@Aquafinity]

I think he keeps his neons in 20 galons. I am also a fish hobbyist and upload fish videos! 🐟🐟

[@adelginovin3073]

its like giving them a salad constantly when they want a hamburger. Feed em the meat!

[@TheMonkeOfWisdom]

Did they die pr not live long i want to know so I can feed my new fish

[@TheMonkeOfWisdom]

Well neon tretras

[@rhyanlumilay6317]

The only correct thing that I have done is having them in a dark water, I just bought them today just being impulsive since my betta died several days ago his tank was empty but still holds his dark water setup. I only bought 7 because it's what left in the fish shop, their tank was the 2.5 tank.

[@Id3k.what.t0.d0]

I'm doing ph of about 7 because I am keeping African dwarf frogs swell but I don't think they like as dark water should I just try and make it darker on one side of the tank

[@lollyluvsall]

My fish have been in their tank for about a week now, I've only just started to observe some ?aggresive behaviour today. It seems to be one tetra 'buzzing' a bunch of others. My main concern is that this is a stress response, my tank wasn't fully cycled so I've been doing daily water changes to assist this, or an overpopulation issue? I have 10 tetras in a 35L tank...please help! I wanted to have these guys settle in before adding a betta fish but I'm worried there will be an all-out war if I add in the betta

[@truthhurts2149]

What about planted tank light requirements.

[@meb3153]

Shoot.. I was going to get a school of the mini tetras in my guppy tank... Is there a different schooling fish that is more tolerant to high light conditions? thanks

[@yourxiao4951]

New videoooooo!!

[@kecake13]

I have a 10 gallon with only 5 tertas. Apparently less is the best because everytime I try a full of school 6+ they seem to die. How many should I normally have? Will the low ph effect the cory catfish

[@cat2011o9]

He said 8+. I personally have had 5 for 2 years in a 20 gal long with black neon tetras. they say they don’t school together and from what I can tell they either school together or schooling with someone else from the other group or just doing their own thing 😅

[@stanseventeen821]

Hello, I just bought neon tetras for my community tank with guppies, mollies, and platies, and I’m wondering if they’ll be able to breed there comfortably. I really want them to grow in numbers. I fairly expect fries to be eaten by the bigger fishes, but I want to know if they can actually breed in that kind of setup. I’ve had baby mollies and shrimplets (tho i’m sure some of them got eaten) survive in my tank. I’m not sure if it will be okay for spawning fish tho.

[@DonaldDolph-ob8yv]

@stanseventeen821; The parent fish will eat their own eggs. It would be better to have their own separate breeding tank and to remove them after the eggs are laid, from what I have read. There are informational videos you can refer to regarding these fish which will help you on your adventure. Good luck!

[@wisemonke3031]

i know i wint get an answer but the local spring in my areas PH is 4.8 and im not sure if neon tetras like it that low

[@slutzinger]

I have blue gravel 4 tetras in a 6L tank currently it has nothing but a massive sponge filter for decoration.

[@bonniemullins6769]

Do they need filter in the tank?

[@apolloswan6113]

I love neons... When I was young they were super hardy... I wish they still where..

[@sugsy2541]

They still are. They’ve always needed this stuff, but can live without it. You just didn’t have it

[@6831kenny]

My tetra swims weirdly.. one of them keep twitching and belly float (like dead) i believe is a female she looks healthy may i know what is that behaviour stands for?

[@jeremiahsalas3524]

I'm a beginner and my neon tetra is chasing my other neon tetra just now even though I had them for about a month, please help me! Thanks!

[@TheHighPriestessStudio]

Do they sometimes sleep in a vertical position?

[@joshua9569]

I have neon tetras and red eyed tetras is this a good idea or not

[@nikhan14]

are those Indian almond leaf or armen leaf?the leaf stays at the top of the water.dosent get to the bottom.

[@sarahschuman3023]

I was hoping I could do a school of 6 neons and 6 neon green tetras. Anyone have any insight into whether they'll school normally? I'm noticing aggressive mating behavior. The tank is pretty new so I'm hoping that as the plants mature, it'll help. Thanks for the videos!

[@soccreyes4647]

My opinion is, if you have a 20 gallon, get 8 to 10 of them and don't add glow danios because they won't school. If you want to add more schooling fish with neons, get 8 purple zebra danios. I like em alot better than neons because they school more often than neons who usually stay in the middle of the tank or bottom stationary.

[@liono3097]

​@@soccreyes4647 how many Neon or Ember Tetras can I keep in a 12 Cube tank?

[@clashofspirit4899]

Bro how do you clean theses many huge tanks ?

[@daowner89]

Just got a 36 gallon setup for my daughter we did skip the gravel and got sand for the bottom. Currently have 5 glo tetras could i add a school of neons to this tank? Also have fake plants would love to get real plants any suggestions?

[@harjifs]

Currently trying out my first ever aquarium and I would recommend some real plants. Get slow growing plants that are easy to keep like cryptocorynes and they should survive pretty easily, make sure to wash your plants before putting them in the aquarium to get rid of pest snails though, I’ve got quite the infestation at the moment. I’m not an expert so take this all with a grain of salt

[@sinakiani4026]

I have a 10 gallon tank with 11 ember tetras. Before I add my betta, I want to add some neons because 11 embers are HARDLY taking any space and are very shy most of the time. Would adding 8 neons be too much once I add the betta? The tank is indeed planted with driftwood for tannins. Thanks!

[@Ihh956]

Ive been told one inch of fish per gallon If ur saying u want around 20 fish in a ten gallon id say that's overstocking.

[@cashmiller670]

having 11 tetras in a 10 gallon is overstocking adding more is crazy

[@sinakiani4026]

@@cashmiller670 No it’s not. Barely 5-10ppm nitrates per 10-12 days. One of my 10g has a betta, 9 tetras and 3 loaches. Perfectly okay. If my 10g was for embers only, I’d have 12-15 with plants.

[@Ahuerta22]

@@sinakiani4026 what do you think of 8 tetras 3 loaches and 3 ottos with shrimp in a ten gallon? Also worth noting it’s a decently planted tank

[@sicasfuc1204]

Can u advice what tank size to keep a school of 8 neon tetras? Im not ready for a big tank

[@noahpettit6734]

10-20 I'd say

[@pdean_photography929]

I have cardinals and neons but have never made dark water with leaves, call me stupid but is there a certain leaf I should add to my cardinal/neon tank ? I have plants (live and a good variety ) in all my tanks but know zero about making dark water or researched it. Please advise oh wise one. My tetra tank is full of darker spots with all the plants/driftwood.. but I'd like to make this effort complete as they are in the top 3 fav Amazonian fish.

[@jheiaralvaran7295]

Indian almond leaves

[@pdean_photography929]

Thank you Jheiar.

[@wtfmrb293]

Do you have an experience with Cardinal tetras. I think that the Cardinals look that much better.

[@dylancooper5118]

And they are much healthier and resistant to disease usually.

[@JosephsJungle8]

If you keep neon tetras healthy, it will be very beneFISHal!

[@Babyluthi]

Can you put 6 neon tetras, 6 glowlight tetras, 2 dwarf cory, an apple snail, and a shrimp in a 50 liter tank with live plants, a half boat and and extra airstone?

[@trevorfichtner3539]

Lol can I use like, an oak leaf? Or wood? Oak has lots of tannins that's why whiskey and wine are high in tannins. ....I think.

[@n.c.1201]

Thank you!! I need to delve into real plants... I turned off my lights... I need to add those micro pellets because I swear my tank gets nasty from uneaten food! I have 4 tetras and 2 cory catfish in a 20 gallon tank. Do you think adding 4 more tetras will be okay for the 20 gallon?

[@emmanuelrodriguez934]

As a tip, one inch per gallon.

[@juliustime7809]

@@emmanuelrodriguez934 no

[@phongyang8453]

What do you mean low ph I’m confused lol I’m new to keeping fish and I’m not sure what that means

[@weechong212]

Can I add India almond leave or driftwood for lower PH?

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yea they both will temporarily

[@wilfred_driftrc]

mine eats the flake then spits it out .added them to the aquarium a day ago.any idea why