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2 minutes ago, Colu said:
Maybe if they only sold tetras in groups of 6 or more it would solve a lot of problems
Truth! But not gonna happen.
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24 minutes ago, Colu said:
I see a lot people they will get 2 serpae tetra 2 neon 2 Columbian tetra and they wonder whey the have fin nipping issue
Yes, Tetras need to be in schools of five or six minimum. Totally agree. But this applies to lots of fish. I guess this is part of learning the whole fish-keeping trade. It is definitely a learning experience with a lot of heart-ache and disappointments but so worth it.
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18 minutes ago, Colu said:
Most species of tetra will be fine together with exceptions of things like buck tooth tetras piranha
Bucktooth Tetra: "I will kill everything in your tank and take a chunk out of your finger, Human!"
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Many moons ago I had two Oscars in a 55. Basically ended up with gravel substrate, several large rocks, and a largish piece of driftwood. I had plastic plants, but every morning they would be floating so I eventually removed them. Also had a biggish common pleco in with them. They spent most of their time wrestling with each other and begging us for food. And they would routinely burrow through the gravel and move it around the tank, hence the reason I eventually removed the fake plants. Oh, I also had a couple of Mystery snails that were too big to eat but they would punt them around the tank like a soccer ball. Not sure how the snails survived. But the Oscars seemed perfectly happy with what I had. So much personality! I love Oscars, but IMO you almost have to have a big, mostly empty, Oscar only tank. Keep in mind, this was a 55 with two 6 inch Oscars and a 4 inch pleco. Bigger tanks give you more options. But Oscars are very busy, inquisitive, destructive fish. They just are. It's like a puppy with a new squeaky toy: they have to remove the squeaker and the stuffing guts... it's just what they do. But you will never find a fish with more personality.
Edit: Oh, BTW, I had other fish to start with... once the Oscars got some size... not so much. But the pleco took no crap from the Oscars. Pleco don't care; he has armor plating.
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Anyone have issues mixing different types of Tetras? Mine are all similar: Colombian Blues (6), Glotetras (4 - my daughter demanded glowy fish), and five Serpae. But they literally school together most times and never fight. I never kept Tetras prior to this tank time so I honestly don't have that much long term experience with them, but I have absolutely fallen in love with the species.
Edit - the Glo's school with the Blues. Truly, except for the color, they look identical. Same build, fin shape, everything. The Serpae's kinda stick together but mix with the rest as often as not.
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28 minutes ago, Fish Folk said:
Hummingbird Tetras are on my bucket list...
Never seen those! Beautiful!
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Just now, JettsPapa said:
I've seen quite a few reports about serpae tetras being fin nippers, but I've never seen it, and I've had them with pearl gouramis for well over a year. I'm convinced that most of those reports come from people who don't have enough of them in the tank. If they don't have enough of their own species to hold their attention and keep them occupied, then they can get into mischief.
Very true. I suspect activity level has a lot to do with it as well. I have a very active tank since it is all similar Tetras, Yoyo's, the EBA, and busy bottom dwellers. I think the Serpae's are too busy keeping up with everyone to get into mischief. I wonder if I had a slower moving Angelfish or something similar if I would have problems. Hypothetical... not gonna find out!
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8 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said:
I think that Yoyo loaches would eat the assassin snails, so I would advise against putting assassins in that tank.
Yeah, I agree. Since the Yoyo's seem to have firm control of my MTS I've decided not to worry about it anymore. I know there are still snails since I see the bigger ones occasionally and the loaches, cory's and pleco are a good enough clean-up crew that the population is kept well in check. It is a lot of fun to watch the loaches and EBA burrowing headfirst into the gravel when they sense a snail, though!
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32 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said:
Diamond tetras (Moenkhausia pittieri) are in the same genus as the red-eye tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae), which is a pretty peaceful fish and can be a tight schooler too. I saw a school of the red-eyes (like around 15 or 20 of them) at a PetSmart and they were perfectly healthy and schooling tightly from one end of the tank to the other. So I would assume diamond tetras show similar behavior. I don't know about hardiness and care requirements though.
From everything I read and watched online, they're like the other similar tetras: fin-nippy and aggressive feeders. I have stayed away from any long-finned fish so I don't have a problem with my Serpae's (notorious nippers). But they are very aggressive feeders despite being the smallest fish in the tank. Not to the other fish but they practically leap out of the water to get at the food. It is Katie bar the door when I feed them.
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1 minute ago, CorydorasEthan said:
Okay so it originally started when we got a couple of assassin snails to get rid of the MTS infestation in the 10 gallon. They did their job well and had a bunch of babies. When we moved the fish to the 29 gallon later, a couple of the assassin snails hitchhiked in. Eventually, we sold off over half, but kept the originals and a couple others. I think there are quite a few left, I just never see them because I have sand in the tank (they bury in the sand all the time). They mainly just eat the leftovers from the fish, but I recently have been feeding a bit more so that they get their food. I am thinking of adding in more "feeder" snails though.
Was wondering if they could survive without "victims". All I have are MTS and I was considering getting some Assassins to limit their number, but my Yoyo's and EBA seem to have fixed that problem for me.
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12 minutes ago, Kirsten said:
Thanks! Hah! Maybe some pictures will make this Disease thread a happy tank journal thread.
Here's Tank Zero. My bad, of course, for not treating the first batch of fish and for letting it get so overstocked with babies. Once they're out of treatment, I'm selling all the youngins I can, then getting an angelfish to snack on the less wary.
You can even see a spot or two in this close-up. When your SO mentions "wow, there are so many fish in this tank, it looks like a tank at the fish store!" you know you might be overstocked!
My new 29 cube with new croaking gouramis and diamondhead neons got a shot of the quarantine trio today. Hoping that's all they'll need, since I've moved some plants from other tanks in here, but not super recently:
And my sad, sad guppies and swordtails, back into quarantine so soon, because one or two of them have the spots:
After having lived the good life in their new tank (the mystery snails are clearly in a celebratory mood):
All beautiful tanks, BTW, despite you know... all the fish Covid. 🙃
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2 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said:
Mine is really mixed. I have a wide assortment of Corydoras species and otos (South America, Amazon Basin region), and a large group of Endler's livebearers/guppy hybrids (Central American region), a colony of assassin snails and a siamese algae eater (Southeast Asia, particularly Sumatra, Malaysia region), and some Amano shrimp (Japan). The plants add to the diversity: Most of my plants are from SE Asia, except for the Amazon sword.
Curious, what do you feed your Assassin snails? Do you have to keep bringing in other snails for them? Not a snail I have ever kept, although I think they are awesome.
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I have been blessed or lucky to not have to deal with Ich this latest tank foray. But I know how much of a pain it is! Fortunately it is treatable. Since I only have one tank I am slow to add new fish no matter how awesome I think they are. All my current fish are fairly long lived 3-4 years minimum, some closer to 10 so hopefully I won't have to replace any anytime soon. Sending good thoughts your way!
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2 minutes ago, Kirsten said:
I haven't kept them, so for all I know they're a total bummer to keep, but every time I go to the pet store I have to stop and watch the Diamonds for a minute or two. So sparkly!
Gorgeous! Why are they hard to keep? Genetic issues or just bad tank-mates?
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OK, I only have one tank so this is easy for me. I got to thinking about whether I had a South American tank or an African tank or an Asian tank and realized I am almost totally SA. Didn't really plan it that way. I have Colombian Blue Tetras, Serpae Tetras, Bronze Corydoras, and an EBA. The only two outliers are my Yoyo Loaches which are from Pakistan. Well, I guess my herd of MTS qualify as well. Just curious if others have mixed continents or primarily have tended towards all form the same area. I realize water qualities kind of make a big impact in this, but I know it is possible to mix them since a lot captive bred anyway.
Can you mix African and SA Cichlids?
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Once I get the kids in college and we move to somewhere with a little more property, I'm planning to get some hens for the eggs. Just don't have room in the back yard at the moment.
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Oh, that's easy: I'm lazy! Fortunately, I have got my current tank well balanced enough with cleaner fish and snails that I don't have to do much with the substrate, just drain out 25% of the water and replace it and change the filter if needed. Honestly, lugging the buckets isn't such a big deal but the straightening of all the deco and reburying the plastic plants is a pain. But, yeah, I'm just lazy.
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In the middle of watching @Irene's series of videos documenting her restart of a planted tank beginning last year. Gonna try to use it as my baseline when I start this process. I've followed her channel for the better part of a year and love her knowledge and commentary. Just a bonus that she is a member here! Just throwing out thanks and props to her!
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Tetras really are amazing fish. So much variety and all so easy to keep. Toss up between tetras and plecos as my favorite overall species.
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On 3/3/2021 at 12:32 PM, H.K.Luterman said:
I think it's too early to tell. I guess if you see the "beard" it's a male. Google says about 3 inches is when you can tell for sure, and it's only about 1.5 inches. So tiny!
That's the problem with the Bristlenose. I have a chocolate that is probably 2.25 to 2.5 inches but no whiskers yet. I really, really hope its a male cause I want the whiskers! But the price of them goes up astronomically if you wait until they are big enough to sex.
Every day though, I'm checking him/her out looking for some signs!
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Your fish are all so amazing!
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One wonders just how bad the tank would smell even with a truly hardy plant base and good filtration.
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3 minutes ago, Brandy said:
"He" didn't lay eggs...🤣
Look, we don't judge here.... 😆
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Huh. Wonder if because it was big and dark they saw it as a predator?
On a random side note: my dog is scared of the toaster. No idea why, but when we get it out to make toast she is at the door, pawing to get out. Pets are weird.
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What are people's favourite tetras
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Kudos to them! Wish all stores were like that.