Popular among novice and experienced aquarium hobbyists alike, the Black Neon Tetra is native to the Paraguay basin in Southern Brazil. These fish tend to inhabit small bodies of water like creeks, tributaries and flooded forest areas where the water is stained with tannins. Black Neon Tetras can be identified by their silver bodies which are ornamented with two horizontal stripes – one white stripe above a second black stripe. The eyes of this species may also be colored with two thin bands, red over yellow. Though their names would suggest otherwise, these fish do not particularly resemble Neon Tetras.