gcalberto Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 So this apparently newly discovered tetra showed up in a fish store where I live and I purchased a school of 6. Theres quite literally no I formation whatsoever on the internet about them, not even basic stuff, like water parameters. I am treating them like normal tetras and they seem to be doing fine (they are A LOT more active than your average tetra, being as active as zebra danios, for example). I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of them or kept them? Sorry about the bad quality of the pics. They are really hard to photograph, since they never stand still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 The color pattern at the base of the tail reminds me of Hyphessobrycon elachys the "Reed Tetra". Either way I think normal Tetra water parameters would be fine, soft slightly acidic water. Nice looking fish I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 minute ago, MickS77 said: The color pattern at the base of the tail reminds me of Hyphessobrycon elachys the "Reed Tetra". Either way I think normal Tetra water parameters would be fine, soft slightly acidic water. Nice looking fish I'm jealous! Thanks for the compliment and the tips! For the future, is there anything I can do if I ever get another fish that that is little to no record of being kept in captivity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) This one has a much darker body than the rest and looks like it's waking a white lipstick. Maybe it's a male? (it's the only one though) Any guesses? Edited August 13, 2020 by gcalberto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Update: Apparently they are already breeding in my tank???? I have the supposed male doing it on video with 2 different females, but I don't think I can upload a video Edited August 14, 2020 by gcalberto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Another update: Yes, they are definitely breeding. I managed to clearly film them them scattering (and then eating) eggs. Any way I can post the video here? I'm getting there would be a few ppl who would like to see that over here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, gcalberto said: Another update: Yes, they are definitely breeding. I managed to clearly film them them scattering (and then eating) eggs. Any way I can post the video here? I'm getting there would be a few ppl who would like to see that over here I don't know how to post a video directly and I think most forums would avoid that because it tends to be slow. What you can do is upload the video to youtube, which is designed for that, and then just put a link to the youtube video here. That will be fast to play and is how the rest of us are linking videos in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Brandy said: I don't know how to post a video directly and I think most forums would avoid that because it tends to be slow. What you can do is upload the video to youtube, which is designed for that, and then just put a link to the youtube video here. That will be fast to play and is how the rest of us are linking videos in. Good idea, thanks! Here are the links to those videos (This is the first time i've ever uploaded a video to youtube, so i might have messed something up. Also, sorry for the multiple comments. I got excited 😄 Edited August 14, 2020 by gcalberto 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Wow very cool to witness, thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 His level of excitement was over the top! Is it always like that with tetras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Daniel said: His level of excitement was over the top! Is it always like that with tetras? My Congo tetras, which aren't nearly as active as those are very similar when spawning, so my guess would be yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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