What type of tetra do you prefer?
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What type of tetra do you prefer?
We have several types of tetras. Lost all the black phantoms. We have cardinal tetras, neon tetras and Xray tetras (pristellas). My favorite tetras were the green neons I got last fall, but they all died overnight one night during the ice storm.
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As I tried to find a schooling fish that fit in my 55 ga community, I acquired several schools of Tetras. Black Neon, Neon, Headlights, Pristella, and Black Phantoms. The Black Phantoms fit the 55, and the others are in the 75.
I have say the Pristella X Rays are my faves, especially when they school. I've noticed sometimes all the Tetra's in my 75 will school at times. I really like the mix of colors and metallic shines.
Peace.
I have say the Pristella X Rays are my faves, especially when they school. I've noticed sometimes all the Tetra's in my 75 will school at times. I really like the mix of colors and metallic shines.
Peace.
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My tetras have all been schooling together the last couple days. Poor things just can't figure out what's going on. My dad had a dwarf blue gourami in with a school of neons. The gourami ate all the neons so I gave him my black skirt tetras. They are absolutely beautiful now that they have matured.
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Yep, I only got four. The reason was because they had just gotten a new shipment, but they weren't looking too great, so we only took the ones left from the previous shipment. That was just before the 75 crash started, so I had expected to be going back in a few days and getting more. The crash has prevented any shopping until I figure out what we need to get to round everything back out and we also have our fish scattered out in all our tanks so there is nowhere to quarentine new fish.
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Re: What type of tetra do you prefer?
I prefer old fashioned black skirt tetras and buenos aires tetras myself. especially in schools of 8 to 10 or more.
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Re: What type of tetra do you prefer?
That question is too open.
I did a talk on Tetras and it was astounding the sheer variety of Tetras there are. That family fills so many niches it isn't even funny from minnow, to darter to top predator.
With all of that I can't pick one, so here goes;
Cardinals (can't beat their beauty)
Neons (same reason)
Black Darter Tetra (because its so cool)
Diamond tetra (because it is cool)
Mexican Tetra (blind version) (because it is so different)
Black Tetra (because of their looks)
Splash Tetra (because it lays its eggs out of water)
Sailfin Tetra (would love to have some for its rarity)
Rainbows and Lacorti;
I did a talk on Tetras and it was astounding the sheer variety of Tetras there are. That family fills so many niches it isn't even funny from minnow, to darter to top predator.
With all of that I can't pick one, so here goes;
Cardinals (can't beat their beauty)
Neons (same reason)
Black Darter Tetra (because its so cool)
Diamond tetra (because it is cool)
Mexican Tetra (blind version) (because it is so different)
Black Tetra (because of their looks)
Splash Tetra (because it lays its eggs out of water)
Sailfin Tetra (would love to have some for its rarity)
Rainbows and Lacorti;
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