Ohio FishPlant Dude Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 It seems like I may have had these glow light tetras close to 10 years...What started as a school of 15 has dwindled to 3 remaining! They are still active, social and eating well. Talk about a hardy, resilient tetra! One tetra has developed a severe bent spine, just like some old men do! anyone else have a similar experience with certain fish which live quite long? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Glowlight Tetras are rad! They’re some of the first fish I ever had when I started in the hobby about 4 years ago. They were my “canaries in the well” for my first “big” tank I set up. Just a 29 gallon, and they were the first fish in after the tank cycled. I started with a group of 12, and now I’m down to four or five. Mine definitely haven’t lasted the almost 10 years yours have, but these guys have been through a lot with me. From the first “big” tank, to the first c02 I ever tried, to the current Blackwater tank it is now, they’ve taught me a lot. One of mine has a bent spine, too, unfortunately. Not as severe as yours, but definitely bent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio FishPlant Dude Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 I believe the 'hump-back ' spines come with old age because all my glow lights were normal when young. My remaining 3 all have a degree of a hump back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Agreed. All 12 of mine were completely normal when I got them. Have any of yours had swim bladder issues? I had one a while ago that was almost vertical instead of horizontal. The one I have with the best spine is starting to do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 ive had a few black skirt tetras go 9-10 years, and a pair of bronze cory's, one made it 14 or so years, the other one is still going strong at 16+. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2024 at 10:42 PM, Ohio FishPlant Dude said: It seems like I may have had these glow light tetras close to 10 years...What started as a school of 15 has dwindled to 3 remaining! They are still active, social and eating well. Talk about a hardy, resilient tetra! One tetra has developed a severe bent spine, just like some old men do! anyone else have a similar experience with certain fish which live quite long? @Ohio FishPlant Dude I think you should commend yourself. Ten years for a small tetra is rare. Great job giving that long life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasCowboys16 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Glow lights are a wonderful fish. Well done on giving yours such a long life. I’ll always have a soft spot for them as they were one of the first species I kept as a kid. Not to mention that their orange coloration is pretty unusual for a tetra! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio FishPlant Dude Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 (edited) AllFishNoBrakes, Yes...the 'severely-hump-backed' fish pictured does swim vertically! I though he was dying and removed him from my display tank and placed him in my quarantine tank. To my surprise, he is eating well, chasing around some black phantom tetras and having a good time! He just needed some TLC because of his condition and age. Thank you Lindsey and Dallas for the kind words...I remember the moment I purchased my glow lights in the 90's...I was complaining to a LFS owner about my attempt to keep cardinal tetras and he suggested glow lights. And they were the cheapest priced fish in his shop! I saw some albino glow lights the other day that looked nice....I may have to purchase another young school of glow lights and start again! Edited February 1 by Ohio FishPlant Dude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 On 1/31/2024 at 10:42 PM, Ohio FishPlant Dude said: It seems like I may have had these glow light tetras close to 10 years...What started as a school of 15 has dwindled to 3 remaining! They are still active, social and eating well. Talk about a hardy, resilient tetra! One tetra has developed a severe bent spine, just like some old men do! anyone else have a similar experience with certain fish which live quite long? Wow. Those are super old. I am going to say u knew what u were doing and kept em well! Nice job! 🎉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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