{"title":"Tetra","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"penguin-tetra","title":"Penguin Tetra","description":"\u003cp class=\"largetext\"\u003ePenguin Tetra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Penguin Tetra are a great addition to a freshwater tropical aquarium. They have a distinctive black stripe running down the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Approx. size: cm\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Maximum size: 6cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Origin: South America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ideal number kept together: 5+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater conditions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003epH: 5.0 – 7.5\u003cbr\u003eHardness: Up to 20°H\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.realaquatics.co.uk\/hydor-external-aquarium-fish-tank-heater-eth-300w-16mm.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTemperature: 20 – 28 °C\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.realaquatics.co.uk\/hydor-external-aquarium-fish-tank-heater-eth-300w-16mm.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEase of care\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEasy. These warm water fish are great for hobbyist just starting to look after tropical fish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe food we recommend is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.realaquatics.co.uk\/tetra-pro-colour-multi-crisp-fish-food-20g-55g-110g.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etropical fish flake\u003c\/a\u003e. Occasional live or frozen food can be given as a treat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA community aquarium with no long finned fish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreeding\/ Sex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEasy. They are just the same as most other Tetra, they have some special requirements like there own tank.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife Span\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey can live to anything from 3 - 5 years in perfect conditions.\n\u003cp\u003ePlease be aware that the image is for illustration purposes only. We are unable to guarantee the size, colour, sex or age of the fishes you are purchasing. If you have any questions regarding livestock please contact us. To minimise stress we are unable to hand pick specific fish. Lifespan is an estimate based on optimum conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view the Compatibility Advisory Chart please select the Additional Tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Live Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38195134234818,"sku":"PT652","price":2.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/0386\/8610\/files\/a1q4zu3p1xk.jpg?v=1736353923"},{"product_id":"red-diamond-flame-tetra-hyphessobrycon-flammeus","title":"Red Diamond Flame Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA selected form of the flame tetra with a deeper, more saturated red across the rear body and fins. Peaceful, hardy and long established in the hobby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and small frozen foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of eight or more with a mix of sexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalm mid-water shoaler. Males display to one another and intensify in colour when they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolerates cooler water than most tropical tetras, which makes it useful for an unheated or subtropical setup. Colour deepens over dark substrate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328645996919,"sku":"AG-103720","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328646029687,"sku":"AG-103721","price":4.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328646062455,"sku":"AG-103722","price":4.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"diamond-tetra-moenkhausia-pittieri","title":"Diamond Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA plain-looking juvenile that matures into something remarkable: the scales develop a sparkling silver-gold iridescence, and males grow long flowing dorsal and anal fins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and frozen foods. Undemanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful but reasonably large and active. Keep in groups of eight or more with similarly sized tankmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive mid-water shoaler. Males display their extended fins to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuveniles look dull and grey in shop tanks. The sparkle and the finnage take several months to develop, which is why this fish is consistently underrated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328649535863,"sku":"AG-103666","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328649568631,"sku":"AG-103667","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328649601399,"sku":"AG-103668","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"scratched-inpa-tetra-inpaichthys-parauapiranga","title":"Scratched Inpa Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA rarely imported relative of the kerri tetra, marked with fine broken lines along the flanks that give the fish its name. Seldom offered and little known in the hobby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall flake, micro-pellets and frozen cyclops, daphnia and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful. Keep in groups of eight or more with other small, calm species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMid-water shoaler, similar in habit to the closely related kerri tetra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery little reliable aquarium literature exists for this species. Care here is based on close relatives, and soft acidic water is the safest starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328650420599,"sku":"AG-103642","price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328650453367,"sku":"AG-103643","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328650486135,"sku":"AG-103644","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"royal-black-arrow-tetra-inpaichthys-luizae","title":"Royal Black Arrow Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA close relative of the kerri tetra, marked with a bold dark arrow-shaped lateral stripe over an iridescent body. Uncommon and understated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and frozen cyclops, daphnia and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful. Keep in groups of eight or more with other small, calm species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMid-water shoaler, similar in habit to the closely related kerri tetra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparse published data for this species; care follows its close relatives. Colour shows best over dark substrate with subdued lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328651141495,"sku":"AG-103630","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328651174263,"sku":"AG-103631","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328651207031,"sku":"AG-103632","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"albino-cardinal-tetra-paracheirodon-axelrodi","title":"Albino Cardinal Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA captive-bred albino form of the cardinal tetra, keeping the red belly but replacing the blue stripe with a soft pink-white body. Luminous in a group against dark planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall flake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, cyclops and baby brine shrimp. A micropredator with a small mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of ten or more. Avoid large or boisterous tankmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShoals through the middle of the water column, growing bolder and better coloured with numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess tolerant of nitrate than most community fish and best added to a mature aquarium. As an albino form it is a little light-sensitive and appreciates floating plants or shade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328651239799,"sku":"AG-103627","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328651272567,"sku":"AG-103628","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328651305335,"sku":"AG-103629","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"beckfords-red-pencilfish-nannostomus-beckfordi","title":"Beckford's Red Pencilfish","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA slim, torpedo-shaped pencilfish with a dark lateral stripe and red-flushed fins, the colour deepening markedly on displaying males. Peaceful and beautifully understated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall foods only. The mouth is tiny. Powdered flake, crushed micro-pellets, frozen cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and easily outcompeted. Keep in groups of eight or more with other small, calm species. Avoid fast greedy feeders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHangs almost motionless in mid-water, then moves in short darts. Males spar with one another in brief harmless displays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopts a completely different night pattern of blotches rather than a stripe, which alarms people who see it after lights out. It is entirely normal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328657203575,"sku":"AG-103606","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328657236343,"sku":"AG-103607","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328657269111,"sku":"AG-103608","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"x-ray-tetra-pristella-maxillaris","title":"X-Ray Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA near-transparent body with crisp black-and-yellow flagged fins, so the skeleton is visible through the flanks. Hardy, adaptable and considerably tougher than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and small frozen foods. Entirely unfussy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and highly adaptable. Keep in groups of eight or more. One of the few tetras that tolerates slightly harder, alkaline water, so it suits a wider range of community setups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive mid-water shoaler, quick to feed and rarely shy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the most forgiving tetras available and a sensible choice for a newer aquarium or harder tap water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328662479223,"sku":"AG-103334","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328662511991,"sku":"AG-103335","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328662544759,"sku":"AG-103336","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"kerri-tetra-inpaichthys-kerri","title":"Kerri Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA softly iridescent tetra washed in violet and blue, shifting colour as it turns through the light. Peaceful, hardy and considerably more interesting than photographs suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and small frozen foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of eight or more with other small tetras, rasboras and corydoras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive mid-water shoaler. Males are more strongly coloured and display to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe violet sheen only shows under decent lighting against dark substrate; in a bright bare tank the fish looks plain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328662839671,"sku":"AG-103331","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328662872439,"sku":"AG-103332","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328662905207,"sku":"AG-103333","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"diamond-neon-tetra-paracheirodon-innesi","title":"Diamond Neon Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA selectively bred neon in which the blue stripe is broadened and broken into a sparkling, diamond-like scatter across the body. The same fish underneath, with the iridescence redistributed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall flake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of ten or more. Avoid tankmates large enough to swallow them, including angelfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive mid-water shoaler that shows the diamond effect best when the group moves together under good lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sparkle depends heavily on lighting; under dim light it looks much like a standard neon. Best added to a mature aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328662937975,"sku":"AG-103328","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328662970743,"sku":"AG-103329","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328663003511,"sku":"AG-103330","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"rummynose-tetra-petitella-bleheri","title":"Rummynose Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA silver torpedo with a blood-red face and a bold black-and-white banded tail. The tightest-shoaling tetra in the hobby, and the closest thing to a living water-quality gauge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, cyclops and bloodworm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and best in groups of ten or more, where the shoaling instinct is strongest. Suits calm planted communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShoals more tightly than almost any other aquarium fish, the whole group turning as one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe red face fades quickly when water quality slips or the fish are stressed, and returns when conditions improve. It is genuinely useful as an early warning, but it also means this species needs a mature, well-maintained tank to look its best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328663363959,"sku":"AG-103325","price":1.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328663396727,"sku":"AG-103326","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328663429495,"sku":"AG-103327","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"black-widow-tetra-gymnocorymbus-ternetzi","title":"Black Widow Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA deep-bodied tetra, dark grey-black at the rear with a large flowing anal fin. The black fades to silver-grey with age, which is normal rather than a sign of ill health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, pellets and frozen foods. Enthusiastic and easy to feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan nip fins, particularly in small groups. Keep in groups of eight or more and avoid slow, long-finned tankmates such as guppies, bettas and angelfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive and assertive. Occupies the middle of the tank and feeds vigorously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic black of a young fish fades substantially as it matures. If you want the dark colour permanently, this is not the fish. Nipping is much reduced in larger groups.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328663462263,"sku":"AG-103319","price":1.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328663495031,"sku":"AG-103320","price":1.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328663527799,"sku":"AG-103321","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"silvertip-tetra-hasemania-nana","title":"Silvertip Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA warm copper-gold tetra with brilliant white tips on every fin, the marking becoming brighter as the fish matures. Lively and hardy, with a slight edge to its temperament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and frozen foods. Enthusiastic and unfussy feeder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerally good in a community, but keep in groups of ten or more; in small numbers they will nip fins. Avoid slow, long-finned tankmates such as guppies and bettas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast, active and always near the front of the tank at feeding time. Males colour up to a deeper copper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nipping problem is a numbers problem. A group of six will harass tankmates; a group of twelve occupies itself. Buy enough or don't buy them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328664969591,"sku":"AG-103056","price":1.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328665002359,"sku":"AG-103057","price":1.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328665035127,"sku":"AG-103058","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"albino-neon-tetra-paracheirodon-innesi","title":"Albino Neon Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA captive-bred albino form of the familiar neon, keeping the iridescent blue stripe and red flash but losing the dark pigment entirely. The effect is softer and more luminous than the standard fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall flake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, cyclops or baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of ten or more. Avoid larger fish with mouths big enough to take them, including angelfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive mid-water shoaler that responds strongly to numbers, becoming bolder and better coloured in a larger group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike all albino forms it is a little more light-sensitive than the standard fish, and appreciates floating plants or dimmer lighting. Best added to an established aquarium rather than a new one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328666280311,"sku":"AG-103018","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328666313079,"sku":"AG-103019","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328666345847,"sku":"AG-103020","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"rosy-tetra-hyphessobrycon-rosaceus","title":"Rosy Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA soft pink-bodied tetra with a black-marked dorsal fin and delicate trailing fin extensions on the males. Gentle, long-established and easy to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and small frozen foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of eight or more with a mix of sexes so the males display.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalm mid-water shoaler. Males spread their extended fins at one another in harmless display.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColour deepens over dark substrate and under subdued lighting. Sold under several trade names, so check the scientific name if matching an existing group.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328666607991,"sku":"AG-103009","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328666640759,"sku":"AG-103010","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328666673527,"sku":"AG-103011","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"bonita-tetra-moenkhausia-bonita","title":"Bonita Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA silver-bodied tetra with a subtle dark tail marking and a fine iridescent sheen along the flanks. Understated, active and rarely seen in the trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and frozen foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive shoaler, best in groups of eight or more with robust tankmates of similar size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast and constantly moving through the middle and upper levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncommon in the hobby and sold under several names. Little published aquarium data exists for this species compared with the common tetras.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328668279159,"sku":"AG-102769","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328668311927,"sku":"AG-102770","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328668344695,"sku":"AG-102771","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"blackberry-silver-dollar-myloplus-schomburgkii","title":"Blackberry Silver Dollar","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA black-barred silver dollar traded under the blackberry name, deep-bodied and bright silver with a single dark vertical stripe. Peaceful, social and very large at maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerbivorous. Spirulina foods, algae wafers, blanched vegetables and leafy greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and social. Keep in groups of five or more with large calm tankmates. Will destroy live planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful and easily spooked. Needs a calm, well-covered tank and a group to settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrows enormous. Anyone buying this for a standard 100-litre community tank will have a problem within a year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328671359351,"sku":"AG-102690","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328671392119,"sku":"AG-102691","price":34.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328671424887,"sku":"AG-102692","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"X-Large","offer_id":57328671457655,"sku":"AG-102693","price":44.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"black-barred-silver-dollar-myloplus-schomburgkii","title":"Black Barred Silver Dollar","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA large, disc-shaped silver characin marked with a single bold black vertical bar. Peaceful for its size, and a genuinely big fish that is routinely sold far too small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost entirely herbivorous. Spirulina-based foods, algae wafers, blanched vegetables and leafy greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and highly social. Keep in groups of five or more. Suitable only with large, calm tankmates. Will eat every live plant in the tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast, powerful and easily startled. A settled shoal is calm; a nervous one will injure itself against the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the critical point: sold at 5 cm and reaches over 30 cm. It needs a very large tank, a group, and a planted aquarium is impossible - they will strip it. Do not buy on impulse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328672178551,"sku":"AG-102670","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328672211319,"sku":"AG-102671","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328672244087,"sku":"AG-102672","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"X-Large","offer_id":57328672276855,"sku":"AG-102673","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"peugeot-tetra-hyphessobrycon-peugeoti","title":"Peugeot Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eAn uncommon South American tetra with a warm coppery body and a fine dark lateral line. Rarely offered and little documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful. Keep in groups of eight or more with other small, calm species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMid-water shoaler, more confident in a larger group with cover available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle reliable aquarium literature exists for this species, so care here follows close relatives. Soft, slightly acidic water is the safest starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328678371703,"sku":"AG-102621","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328678404471,"sku":"AG-102622","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328678437239,"sku":"AG-102623","price":11.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"orange-bolivian-lemon-tetra-hyphessobrycon-pulchripinnis","title":"Orange Bolivian Lemon Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA lemon tetra line carrying a warmer orange body than the standard fish, with the characteristic black-and-yellow banded dorsal fin. Calm and long-lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and small frozen foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and reliable. Keep in groups of eight or more with other small tetras, rasboras and corydoras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalm mid-water shoaler. Males display the yellow-edged fins to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the longer-lived small tetras, often reaching five or six years. Colour shows best over dark substrate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328678699383,"sku":"AG-102618","price":4.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328678732151,"sku":"AG-102619","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328678764919,"sku":"AG-102620","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"colombian-tetra-hyphessobrycon-columbianus","title":"Colombian Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA substantial tetra with a silver-blue body and deep red fins, larger and more robust than most of the common community tetras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, pellets and frozen foods including bloodworm and brine shrimp. A vigorous feeder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoisterous rather than aggressive, and will nip long fins. Keep in groups of eight or more with similarly sized, robust tankmates. Not one for guppies or bettas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast, strong and always at the front at feeding time. Larger and more assertive than the smaller tetras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrequently sold small and sold as a peaceful community fish. It grows considerably and needs both space and appropriate tankmates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328681058679,"sku":"AG-102969","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328681091447,"sku":"AG-100151","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328681124215,"sku":"AG-102970","price":4.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"cardinal-tetra-paracheirodon-axelrodi","title":"Cardinal Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eThe definitive shoaling tetra: an electric blue line above a full length of deep red, running the whole body rather than stopping halfway as the neon does. Best appreciated in serious numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall flake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of ten or more. Avoid boisterous tankmates and anything large enough to eat them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShoals through the middle of the water column. Confidence and colour both improve substantially with numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefers warmer, softer water than most community fish and is intolerant of nitrate. Add to a mature, stable aquarium; this is not a fish for a tank set up last week.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328681156983,"sku":"AG-102965","price":2.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328681189751,"sku":"AG-100721","price":3.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328681222519,"sku":"AG-102966","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"black-phantom-tetra-hyphessobrycon-megalopterus","title":"Black Phantom Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA smoky grey body marked with a bold black shoulder patch ringed in silver, and tall sail-like fins on the males. Peaceful with each other in all but display, and excellent value in a planted tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, bloodworm and brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of eight or more with a mix of sexes so the males have each other to display to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMales flare their large fins at one another constantly in mock combat, spreading everything and circling. It looks alarming and is entirely harmless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy a mixed group rather than all males or all females; the display behaviour that makes the fish worth keeping only happens with both present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328681255287,"sku":"AG-102963","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328681288055,"sku":"AG-100635","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328681320823,"sku":"AG-102964","price":3.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"glowlight-tetra-hemigrammus-erythrozonus","title":"Glowlight Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA translucent silver body crossed by a single glowing copper-orange stripe running nose to tail. Quietly beautiful, endlessly hardy and a sound choice for a first community tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and small frozen foods. Undemanding omnivore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful and reliable in a community. Keep in groups of eight or more alongside other small tetras, rasboras, corydoras and gouramis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGentle mid-water shoaler, calmer than most tetras and rarely bothers anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the more forgiving tetras and a good choice for a recently matured aquarium. The orange stripe shows best under subdued lighting over dark substrate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328681550199,"sku":"AG-102967","price":1.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328681582967,"sku":"AG-101122","price":1.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328681615735,"sku":"AG-102968","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"black-neon-tetra-hyphessobrycon-herbertaxelrodi","title":"Black Neon Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA subtler alternative to the standard neon: a bright white-gold upper stripe over a broad black band, all on a smoky body. Understated in ones and twos, and genuinely striking in a shoal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlake, micro-pellets and small frozen foods including daphnia, cyclops and bloodworm. Omnivorous and straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent community fish. Keep in groups of eight or more. Mixes well with other tetras, rasboras, corydoras and peaceful dwarf cichlids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccupies the middle of the tank and shoals more tightly than most tetras. Calm and unhurried compared with neons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoticeably hardier than the neon or cardinal tetra, and a better choice for a tank that has only recently matured. Colour deepens over dark substrate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328681681271,"sku":"AG-102959","price":1.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328681714039,"sku":"AG-100634","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328681746807,"sku":"AG-102960","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"ember-tetra-hyphessobrycon-amandae","title":"Ember Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eA tiny, glowing orange tetra that looks like a live coal drifting through planted tanks. Peaceful, undemanding and one of the best small fish available for a nano community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery small foods. Powdered flake, crushed micro-pellets, frozen cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntirely peaceful and suitable for nano tanks. Keep in groups of ten or more. Excellent alongside shrimp, pygmy corydoras and other small tetras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoosely shoaling, occupying the middle and upper levels. Colour intensifies markedly against dark substrate and dense planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall enough to be eaten by many standard community fish, so choose tankmates carefully. Colour is heavily influenced by decor: pale in a bright bare tank, brilliant in a shaded planted one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328682041719,"sku":"AG-102961","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328682074487,"sku":"AG-100910","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328682107255,"sku":"AG-102962","price":2.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"neon-tetra-paracheirodon-innesi","title":"Neon Tetra","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 .6rem\"\u003eThe fish that built the hobby: an iridescent blue stripe over a red rear half, unmistakable and still hard to better in a planted community tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eFeeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall flake, micro-pellets and frozen daphnia, cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful community fish. Keep in groups of ten or more. Avoid angelfish and other tankmates large enough to swallow them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBehaviour and personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActive mid-water shoaler. A large group moving together is the whole point of the fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:1.1rem 0 .25rem;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.3\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefers slightly cooler water than the cardinal tetra. Best added to a mature aquarium, as neons are sensitive to unstable conditions in the first months of a tank's life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":57328682140023,"sku":"AG-102957","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":57328682172791,"sku":"AG-101743","price":1.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":57328682205559,"sku":"AG-102958","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/0386\/8610\/collections\/ur3bvze4vsh.jpg?v=1613399749","url":"https:\/\/realaquatics.co.uk\/collections\/tetra\/supplier_wolds.oembed","provider":"Real Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}