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NeonTetrawithgold-dustdisease.Such fishesarealwayswild-caught.
Above:Albinocultivated formof theNeonTetra
TheDiamondheadNeonTetra isaverypopular cultivated form that firstappeared in recent years.
droppings of infected birds,which aren't
generally available to aquarists. For this
reason itcanalwaysbeassumed thatGold
Neons arewild-caught.Thegolden indivi-
duals retain their color lifelong, but aren't
compromised in theslightestby theencap-
sulatedmetacercariansandcan live just as
longasnormal-coloredconspecifics.
Asimplybewitching fish
Theworldhaschangedsince thediscovery
of theNeon. Iquitosnowhasan internatio-
nal airport.TheNeonTetrahasbeen trans-
ferred to another genus and is now called
Paracheirodon innesi. Aquarium science
hasnow reacheda levelof knowledge that
couldn't evenbedreamedof in the1930s.
But in the 78 years since the discovery of
theNeonnothinghas changed: it remains
oneof the loveliest fishes in theworldand
countlessaquaristshaveentered thehobby
through the desire to keep such jewels at
home.Longmay it remain thus!
The special coloration of the Diamondhead
NeonTetra canbe seenparticularlywell from
thisperspective.
