Hi everyone.
I'm looking for a tetra to go and live with my Apistogramma Baenschi, tank is 50l, with soft water. Something a little different from a neon tetra would be good!
Thanks,
Ben
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I like the look of these and they appear to fit the bill, unless they are super active?
https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/h ... t=cmp-true
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Embers are the only tetra I’d consider for a 50L.
240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.
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BigBen
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How much swimming do hatchet fish do? And how big do they get? They look like lazy sods in the shops, although not the best environment to be active.
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The (common in the shop) Hatchetfish grow to anywhere from 1.5 inch to 2.5 inch, depending on species.
They actually require a tank of around 4 foot (120cm).
The smaller Tetra include Tucano Tetra (Tucanoichthys tucano), Reed Tetra (Hyphessobrycon elachys), Green Dwarf Tetra (Odontocharacidium aphanes), Hummingbird Tetra (Trochilocharax ornatus), Ember Tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae).
They actually require a tank of around 4 foot (120cm).
The smaller Tetra include Tucano Tetra (Tucanoichthys tucano), Reed Tetra (Hyphessobrycon elachys), Green Dwarf Tetra (Odontocharacidium aphanes), Hummingbird Tetra (Trochilocharax ornatus), Ember Tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae).
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Thanks VM and Stephen. I'll have a look around next time I'm at the shop. I've never really bought tetras. In 10 years of fishkeeping I've only kept lemons and rosys, plus a few randoms I rescued from a local moron.
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What about gold tetra Ben?
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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They will probably look quite cool amongst the plants, particularly once they grow out again. I trimmed them at the weekend and replanted them in a little tank I have to use elsewhere. Fancying the ember tetras at the moment though.
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I've got gold tetra (well I think I only have two of the original 8 left) but they are cool in a smaller tank.
I have them with pygmeus corys.
I have them with pygmeus corys.
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They are a pretty little fish. Males get a nice blue tint to their fins.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.