Suggestions For An Alternative To Neon Tetras

[rolo0151]

I've got 6. 3 of each sex.
The males in particular are really good looking fish. Love their food too!

 

[leighton_87]

Hadn't thought about barbs, aren't they a bit nippy? 

Not cherry barbs.

 

[fluttermoth]

It's really only tiger barbs that are nippy; there are more nippy tetras than there are barbs, IME!

 

[This Old Spouse]

And tiger barbs aren't all that nippy in higher numbers. I have 13 now and they don't display any of the nippy tendencies they did when I only had 6.

 

[Aviici]

Serpae Tetra! I don't know how big your tank is but 10 Serpae's are an alternative, really nice deep red, and very active

 

[leighton_87]

Serpae Tetra! I don't know how big your tank is but 10 Serpae's are an alternative, really nice deep red, and very active

Now these CAN be very nippy fish

Given the OP asked for a small fish I'm guessing they don't have space for a big shoal - which is needed to keep aggression down

 

[Aviici]

Ah well, was worth a go Serpae's are always given the cold shoulder!
 
In that case Ember tetra, Cherry Barb, Endler Guppies.. there's loads but those are probably the best looking smaller fish IME

 

[haleem8777]

if you want to keep it simple , buy some cardinal tetras , tend to be more expensive but are more colorful and hardy. Also neons tend to be delicate fish so get your water tested as mine kept on dying , i found there was something wrong with the water and fixed it and mine grew up to 4cm

 

[the_lock_man]

Hadn't thought about barbs, aren't they a bit nippy? 

 
Only the nippy ones. Cherry barbs aren't, neither are Pentazona barbs.