Glass Tetra

[Squidward]

Hi All,

I was at a fish shop today and they had something called glass tetras. A bit expensive @ £7/fish. But they looked interesting. See through where you could see their bones and innards.

Does anyone know anything about these?
Are they ok in a community?
Special requirements?
Nip fins?

Thanks
Squidward

 

[Carlovel1]

Is your LFS Wildwoods by any chance?

 

[Squidward]

Is your LFS Wildwoods by any chance?

Yup.
Did you see them there too?

 

[Carlovel1]

Is your LFS Wildwoods by any chance?

Yup.
Did you see them there too?

Yes.
My uncle has these fish has a 8 of them (wild caught) in a species tank.Great fish
Their scientific name is Xenagoniates bondi
Their maximum size is just under 10CM but in aquariums, around 7CM
They are very sensitive to water conditions and are short lived in aquariums (mainly live for a few weeks before dieing off for no apparent reason)
They need a diet of small live foods
They do very mildly fin-nip but they will get harassed by active, nippy, larger and more aggressive species.
If you don't want to lose your money, keep these in a species tank.
pH should be around 5-7 and they prefer colder temps (19C-24C)
For experianced aquarist only IMO

Hopes this helps a bit.
Carl

 

[Squidward]

Is your LFS Wildwoods by any chance?

Yup.
Did you see them there too?

Yes.
It just so happens that my uncle who lives in Colombia (but I'm english) has these. He has a 8 of them (wild caught from their natural habitat) in a species tank with water from their habitat. So I happen to know quite a bit about these fish
Their scientific name is Xenagoniates bondi
Their maximum size is just under 10CM but in aquariums, around 7CM
They are very sensitive to water conditions and are short lived in aquariums (mainly live for a few weeks before dieing off for no apparent reason)
They need a diet of small live foods
They do very mildly fin-nip but they will get harassed by active, nippy, larger and more aggressive species.
If you don't want to lose your money, keep these in a species tank.
pH should be around 5-7 and they prefer colder temps (19C-24C)
For experianced aquarist only!

Hopes this helps a bit.
Carl

Thanks for the info.
I am pleased I didn't get them.

Do you go to Wildwoods often?

 

[Carlovel1]

Is your LFS Wildwoods by any chance?

Yup.
Did you see them there too?

Yes.
It just so happens that my uncle who lives in Colombia (but I'm english) has these. He has a 8 of them (wild caught from their natural habitat) in a species tank with water from their habitat. So I happen to know quite a bit about these fish
Their scientific name is Xenagoniates bondi
Their maximum size is just under 10CM but in aquariums, around 7CM
They are very sensitive to water conditions and are short lived in aquariums (mainly live for a few weeks before dieing off for no apparent reason)
They need a diet of small live foods
They do very mildly fin-nip but they will get harassed by active, nippy, larger and more aggressive species.
If you don't want to lose your money, keep these in a species tank.
pH should be around 5-7 and they prefer colder temps (19C-24C)
For experianced aquarist only!

Hopes this helps a bit.
Carl

Thanks for the info.
I am pleased I didn't get them.

Do you go to Wildwoods often?

TBH I'm not keen on Wildwoods, I don't think they've heard about the credit cruch...
Apparently, they think its ok to overprice their fishes by around 3-4X more than an average fish shop. I only go there very rarely, when I feel like seeing some strange fish but I've never bought anything from there (thank god )

 

[Squidward]

Is your LFS Wildwoods by any chance?

Yup.
Did you see them there too?

Y

Thanks for the info.
I am pleased I didn't get them.

Do you go to Wildwoods often?

TBH I'm not keen on Wildwoods, I don't think they've heard about the credit cruch...
Apparently, they think its ok to overprice their fishes by around 3-4X more than an average fish shop. I only go there very rarely, when I feel like seeing some strange fish but I've never bought anything from there (thank god )

I go to Wildwoods quite often because they are not that far from where I live.
I think they have really gone backwards over the past few months. The tanks are dirty and the whole place looks like it needs a bit of a make over.
But they do get unusual oddballs so I go and have a look. But as you say, they are expensive.