You may be familiar with the normal color pattern of the neon tetra, with its blue top side and silver belly, as well as the bright red wash that is on the underside towards the tail. The blue diamond head neon tetra is the same species of fish, but instead of having a blue top side, all of the blue is shifted forward, in and around the eyes, and the red creeps up to take up the entire posterior end of the fish. The blue around the eyes also tends to be much brighter than the blue of a standard colored neon tetra, almost as if the same number of iridophores exist, but they just all decided to gather around the eye. This color form is also much more metallic in appearance than the standard one.

Acclimating fish:

• If received after 24-48 hours, slow drip acclimating fish to quarantine tank.
• If received after 2+ days, equalize water temp by floating bag. Try not to pour bag water into aquarium, drain over net externally and drop fish into quarantine tank.