Neon tetra petite body slender, slightly CeBian, only 3 ~ 4 cm long. High head length is less than the body. Kiss is shorter, its length is less than the size. Separate, and superior. Big eyes, located in the upper head side. Snout is less than the dorsal fin is located in the middle of the body, the starting point to the distance from the tail fin base. Above has a fat fin, the long tail handle. A long anal fin, extended to tail handle of the rear. Normal pectoral and pelvic fins. Handle grew up in the end the handle. Deep caudal fin shape again.

Bright neon tetra color gorgeous, olive green in his back. Silver blue black eye, eye socket black edge, a bluish green luster. Above the lateral line from eye to tail handle, a belt of shallow blue neon colour of longitudinal, bright is dazzing. Longitudinal belt above until back from brown to black, vertical belt before the anal fin below for silver. Central to tail after the handle has a bright red stripes. On the bright colored ribbon under the different Angle of light refraction, sometimes will show green, sometimes appear blue, match up the top and bottom and body striped red, red, green, flashing, and anal fin silvery white, color match, especially in aquatic plants landscape at night aquarium lights shining, dozens of tail neon tetra, flocking, doubling aquatic plants landscape aquatic animals box luster, such as fireworks, attractive, very attractive.