Black Neon Tetra (Calypso Tetra)
March 13, 2009 by admin
Filed under Egg Bearers, Fish Species, Freshwater
Sometimes called the Calypso Tetra, the Black Neon Tetra is commonly found in Brazil particularly in the Mato Grosso area part of the said country. More often than not, the Black Neon Tetra lives in a water with a temperature between 24 up to 27 degree Celsius. Although it can live in almost all types of water, the Black Neon Tetra prefers to say in slightly acidic water. This fish that eats on dried foods, small crustaceans, worms, and plants are often seen that the upper part of the aquarium.
Even though the Black Neon Tetra is called so, you cannot find so much similarity between the Black Neon Tetra and the typical Neon Tetra. More often than not, the shape of a Black Neon Tetra’s body can be compared to another fish called Flag Tetra.
The Calypso Tetra or the Black Neon Tetra has scales that have dark frames. Aside from that, the back is often colored in brown at the same time. The dark edges give the Black Neon Tetra a braided appearance. The abdomen of this fish is also in a different color which is silver.
But there is a distinctive feature that sets the Black Neon Tetra apart from the rest of the fishes in your aquarium or even at the sea. Its parallel line is made up of white (located at the top) and a black line at the bottom. Other than these parallel lines, the Black Neon Tetra also has lines that can be found just at the top of its eyes. This includes red and yellow.
Just like the other fishes that belong to the family of Tetra, the male specie is thinner or slimmer compared to the female specie of Black Neon Tetra. More often than not, it is the female Black Neon Tetra that has a bigger body than the male. And in case you feel like putting some Black Neon Tetras in your aquarium, see to it that you buy at least 5 or more. This is the kind of fish that always likes to be in small groups.
When it comes to breeding, the Black Neon Tetra does this in captivity. More often than not, the spawning of the young Black Neon Tetras happens in the open water. If this occurs in your aquarium, you must see to it that you immediately remove Black Neon Tetra parents away from the newly spawned fishes. Both male and female species of the Black Neon Tetra eat their eggs and even their little fishes.
