You will want to add leaf litter, moss, and driftwood to keep the pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Like other dark colored species it looks best against light colored substrate and decorations. Its fins may be round, pointed, or trailing like a veil. It has a charcoal grey color, with black fins and a long black stripe. The Black Phantom’s long dorsal and anal fin makes it look very elegant as it swims slowly through the middle levels of the tank. It is just over 1 and a half inches long, but makes up for its size with an enchanting appearance. Zebra Danios, Chili Rasboras, Sparkling Gouramis, and Livebearers also make good tankmates.īlack Phantom Tetras are an odd looking almost ghostly little fish. They shoal in groups of 6 to 10 and can live with other types of tetras including Neons and Cardinals. They grow up to 1 and a half inches long and can school and shoal with regular Neons. The structure of their teeth is what tells them apart. The Black Neon belongs to the Hyphessobrycon genus, while the Neon belongs to Paracheirodon. As they get older, their body color deepens to black or charcoal grey.īelieve it or not, it is not the same species as the classic Neon Tetra. However, the Black Neon Tetra is one of the most alluring of them all.īlack Neons start out silver with blue and white lateral lines. In contrast, females appear smaller, are deeper bodied than males and have a black bar on their dorsal fin.There are many different species known as Neon Tetras. The males will appear slightly larger than females, will develop extended anal and dorsal fins but lack the black band on their dorsal fin. It is relatively straightforward to differentiate between the male and female Red Phantom Tetra. Ensure you do not overfeed your fish and remove any leftovers the following day. Although most modern fish foods take this into account and include them in their products, you can still supplement your fish's diet with blanched vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, and zucchini. This fish is an omnivore in the wild, meaning it will consume some vegetable matter. It should be noted that bloodworms should only be given as an occasional treat and should not be used as the staple diet as they are difficult for fish to digest and can potentially cause blockages. Providing additional foodstuffs such as live, frozen, and freeze-dried meals such as bloodworm, daphnia, and tubifex once or twice a week will provide additional benefits to your fish's health and well-being but is not a must for this fish.
These modern food products have been developed to provide all adequate nutrition to maintain your fish's health and dietary requirements. In the home aquarium, the Red Phantom Tetra will readily accept most good quality dried foods such as granules, flakes and sinking pellets. All their other fins are red, as is the upper rim of their eyes. The females of this fish also have a black band present on their dorsal fin edged above and below by creamy-white. Red Phantom Tetras have a silvery transparent body and possess a circular black spot behind their gill plate.
Adding dried leaf litter would further emphasise the natural feel and will also offer extra cover for the fish. The aquarium would look better with a sandy substrate and some driftwood branches and roots. Red Phantom Tetras prefer a shady, well-planted aquarium containing floating plants, such as water lettuce, duckweed or Salvinia. You can also house them with Loaches and non-predatory, small-to-medium-sized Cichlids. Ideal tankmates for Red Phantom Tetras would be similarly-sized Characids, Hatchet fish, Pencilfish and smaller Catfish. In addition, this species is not as hardy as the Black Phantom Tetra, so it would be better if you only added them to a well-established aquarium. It is essential that you take care when choosing tankmates as these Tetras prefer a comparatively lower tropical water temperature. The males will compete for female attention, display more exciting behaviours, and show better colouration when kept in more significant numbers. However, it would be better if you brought a mixed-sex group as these species form temporary dominance hierarchies. Red Phantom Tetras are a peaceful community fish that will thrive in shoals of 8 or more individuals.
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