{"product_id":"diamond-head-neon-tetra-large-nice","title":"Diamond Head Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selectively bred neon tetra where the iridophore layer responsible for that structural blue stripe spreads up and over the forehead, giving a metallic cap that catches light independently of the body stripe. It's the same light-scattering mechanism behind the classic neon look — stacked guanine crystal plates acting as tiny mirrors, not pigment — just expressed in an unusual spot on the skull. Turn the fish and the cap flashes a different color than the stripe, which is exactly the kind of detail that makes a shoal of these look lit from inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderneath the jewelry this is still \u003cem\u003eParacheirodon innesi\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most forgiving schooling fish in the hobby and the reason half of us are in it at all. Peaceful to a fault, active in the middle of the water column, and completely uninterested in bothering anything it cannot fit in its mouth — which, at an inch and a half, is nothing you care about. The only real behavioral requirement is company: a neon kept in a group of three is a nervous fish hiding behind your heater, while the same fish in a group of twelve is a confident, tight-schooling display animal. This is not marketing. Shoaling is a predator-defense behavior, and the fish knows perfectly well when it does not have the numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSetup considerations\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWild neons come from soft, tannin-stained blackwater, but decades of captive breeding have made them thoroughly unbothered by ordinary community-tank water — stable matters far more than matched. They show their best color over dark substrate under plants; over white sand in bright light, the fish washes out and so does the point of buying the diamond head form. Fifteen gallons is a sensible floor for a proper group. One honest warning from the shop floor: adult angelfish regard neon tetras as an hors d'oeuvre. They are wild-diet neighbors in the Amazon, and the wild diet is the neon. Plan the community accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiet\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn omnivore with a mouth the size of this hyphen. Quality micro-pellets or crushed flake as the staple, with frozen baby brine or daphnia when you want to watch the whole school switch on. They feed mid-water and lose interest once food hits the floor — that is what your corydoras are for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow we sell it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis listing is \u003cstrong\u003eNon-Quarantined\u003c\/strong\u003e — it goes home now, straight from import, with a 1-hour DOA guarantee only and no live guarantee beyond that. We also sell livestock \u003cstrong\u003equarantined to order\u003c\/strong\u003e: treated preventively, observed daily, confirmed eating, and backed by our live guarantees. The difference — and how to choose — is explained in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/quarantined-vs-non-quarantined\"\u003eQuarantined vs Non-Quarantined\u003c\/a\u003e. The quarantined version of this species is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/qt-diamond-head-neon-tetra-paracheirodon-innesi\"\u003elisted here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling · Max size: ~1.5\" · Min tank: 15 gal · Diet: Omnivore, flake\/micro-pellet · Recommended group: 6 minimum, 12 looks like a fish tank\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Large \/ Wild-Caught","offer_id":50337409106157,"sku":"FBTET0286","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ 6-Pack \/ Wild-Caught","offer_id":50339860807917,"sku":"FBTET0286N-6PK","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ 12-Pack \/ Aquacultured\/Captive-Bred","offer_id":50339860840685,"sku":"FBTET0286N-12PK","price":67.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/lg-89961-diamond-neon-tetra2_01c29036-8348-4165-99e4-6361797671ab.jpg?v=1786967194","url":"https:\/\/www.yocamronsaquatics.com\/products\/diamond-head-neon-tetra-large-nice","provider":"YoCamron's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}