Whats your favorite tetra and why?

NCaquatics said:

Black neons are my top favourite. Very polite with themselves and other tankmates. I keep neons too, my second favourite. The boys are little nippy turds with each other though.
I keep 6 black neons
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I have skirt tetras as well, i like them but!!! Theyre aggressive only if kept in groups less than 6, or when the tank changes layout as they establish hierarchies, and keep more females than males. Theres also normal short finned, or the long fin. Ohhh and the glofish. I have one now left of those, husband brought 2 home when i asked for him to grab skirt tetras to increase our school lol they grew on me, they're not so bad out of the stupid glow light.

Plain in colour, maybe, but theyre actually very reflective and beautiful if you look at them close and keep them with enough of their own kind. Otherwise theyre psychotic. Kept proper after their hierarchy is settled, they sorta zen out very peacefully and only eat like little piranhas at feeding time.

My school is down during COVID, so i need to buy more when things reopen.

But heres my skirt school.

This is the boss, Whiskey, shes a big girl
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Daiquiri, my longfin white girl
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Kraken, our last gloskirt girl
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Morgan, our male white skirt, with a freckle on his head.
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Gin, our male black skirt, hes camera shy and hard to photograph.
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vanalisa said:

Also, watch those guys if you take her fish shopping with you!

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utahfish said:

I like black neons as well but i find them to be a little nippy like you said. I had a tank with neons glolights flame tetras rummys and black neons and the black neons were always the ones causing trouble

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NCaquatics said:

Its the NEONS who are the trouble makers in the tank for me. Always bickering with each other. My black neons just pick a spot and all chill out happily. Never an issue with them.

But my neon school is also male heavy. But i have the most nipped fins from the regular neons than any other of my tetras, even compared to my skirts. Theyve nipped one girl's pectorals down to nubs last week.

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vanalisa said:

Check these out from last fish store visit
Candy-Cane tetras and a quick peak at some mysterious black rasboras...View attachment 103506View attachment 103507

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utahfish said:

Sounds about right, how do you sex neons, mine might be male heavy as well or theyre just little terrors

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NCaquatics said:

If looking at them from above or full head on its easier, but females are rounder in the belly while males are slim. But if looking from the side, ive also been able to see the males tend to keep a straighter look while the females are chunkier.

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utahfish said:

Those are both awesome. Ive never seen either of those in any stores near me those rasboras though look grumpy...

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NCaquatics said:

Black neons are my top favourite. Very polite with themselves and other tankmates. I keep neons too, my second favourite. The boys are little nippy turds with each other though.
I keep 6 black neons
View attachment 103504
And 10 regular neons in the same tankView attachment 103505

I have skirt tetras as well, i like them but!!! Theyre aggressive only if kept in groups less than 6, or when the tank changes layout as they establish hierarchies, and keep more females than males. Theres also normal short finned, or the long fin. Ohhh and the glofish. I have one now left of those, husband brought 2 home when i asked for him to grab skirt tetras to increase our school lol they grew on me, they're not so bad out of the stupid glow light.

Plain in colour, maybe, but theyre actually very reflective and beautiful if you look at them close and keep them with enough of their own kind. Otherwise theyre psychotic. Kept proper after their hierarchy is settled, they sorta zen out very peacefully and only eat like little piranhas at feeding time.

My school is down during COVID, so i need to buy more when things reopen.

But heres my skirt school.

This is the boss, Whiskey, shes a big girl
View attachment 103500

Daiquiri, my longfin white girl
View attachment 103499

Kraken, our last gloskirt girl
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Morgan, our male white skirt, with a freckle on his head.
View attachment 103501

Gin, our male black skirt, hes camera shy and hard to photograph.
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NCaquatics said:

Its the NEONS who are the trouble makers in the tank for me. Always bickering with each other. My black neons just pick a spot and all chill out happily. Never an issue with them.

But my neon school is also male heavy. But i have the most nipped fins from the regular neons than any other of my tetras, even compared to my skirts. Theyve nipped one girl's pectorals down to nubs last week.

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Fishmanic said:

Perhaps in mid June, we will have a Fish of the Month contest featuring just tetras. All in favor say AYE.

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Fishmanic said:

Perhaps in mid June, we will have a Fish of the Month contest featuring just tetras. All in favor say AYE.

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vanalisa said:

Whiskey is a beauty.
Lemme guess, you went to happy hour and then named your fish?

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Fishmanic said:

Perhaps in mid June, we will have a Fish of the Month contest featuring just tetras. All in favor say AYE.

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