CorydorasEthan Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 @Colu The standard is my favorite. It is so colorful and has really nice fins. I hope to keep some someday when I get a bigger tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) I am getting a new tank in a couple on month I am going to do a Congo biotope aquarium with jewel cichlid Congo tetras moon tetras and synodontis catfish @CorydorasEthan Edited March 4, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphy1701 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Finopolis Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Hmm, there are so many. Right now, my favorites are rummy nose tetras, congo tetras, and my ember tetras. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 They're all so pretty! We have a little school of Buenos Aries Tetras that I love to watch! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just now, Sal said: They're all so pretty! We have a little school of Buenos Aries Tetras that I love to watch! I heard that these are sometimes not plant safe and kind of aggressive. Is this true? Or are they okay in a planted community tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just now, CorydorasEthan said: I heard that these are sometimes not plant safe and kind of aggressive. Is this true? Or are they okay in a planted community tank? I had heard that, but they seem completely uninterested in my plants and any of the other fish, my angels have perfect un-nipped fins. I only ever see them chasing each other, and generally ignoring everything else in the tank. Maybe we just got lucky with this little school? 🤷♀️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Billy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Congo tetras are quite a looker. Rummy nose get more and more fun the more that you have. I like their schooling behavior. In the end, I know they have been done to death, nearly everybody has kept them. But i just love neon tetras. They are sorta like a great song that just got played out. It’s not the songs fault for being great. Yep you will hear it on the radio till it gets burnt out. But i still love a school of neons darting around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 I think everyone who's had fish at some point has keep neon tetra @Will Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason A. Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I went to a Shop in Modesto Ca. and they had one left of these long fin neon tetras and said they came from Czechoslovakia, the pics I took were not very good so I downloaded the pic in this post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Here another beautiful Africa tetra brycinus longipinnis longfined tetra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) He another beautiful tetra the blue tetra and african jelly bean tetra Edited March 4, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphy1701 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Oh yes.. the Lemon Tetra's! Edited March 4, 2021 by Trish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, morphy1701 said: Gorgeous! Why are they hard to keep? Genetic issues or just bad tank-mates? No idea if they are! I hope they're not because I'd love to keep them one day in a super shadowy planted tank. How cool would that look coming out of the gloom and hitting the light? They don't sound worse than any other large tetra. Loosely shoal instead of schooling, like water on the acidic side, the usual. They're not shrimp-safe, but what is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Kirsten said: No idea if they are! I hope they're not because I'd love to keep them one day in a super shadowy planted tank. How cool would that look coming out of the gloom and hitting the light? They don't sound worse than any other large tetra. Loosely shoal instead of schooling, like water on the acidic side, the usual. They're not shrimp-safe, but what is? 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. Edited March 4, 2021 by CorydorasEthan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Hummingbird Tetras are on my bucket list... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphy1701 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 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. Edited March 4, 2021 by morphy1701 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, morphy1701 said: 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. 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) If you want something a bit bigger these silver tetras get 3in long Edited March 5, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphy1701 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphy1701 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, Fish Folk said: Hummingbird Tetras are on my bucket list... Never seen those! Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 90% of fin nipping is caused by people keeping tetras in to small a group I like to keep a minimum 10 of any species of tetra I keep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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