General:  A very colorful and peaceful fish.  Keep them  with calm tank-mates and it will show its best colors.  At  maturity females are more brightly colored and there is red on their anal fin.  Like  most tetras they look best in schools and in tanks with lots of bushy plants.

Feeding:  Feed at least twice a day.  They will accept a variety of foods.  Feed flakes, along with brine shrimp, bloodworms or frozen foods.  A tetra will show its best color after you have owned it for a few months and have given it a high quality diet.

Compatibility:  Fish that go well with black phantom tetras:  Community #1, Community #2