Green Neons

[R3GG]

Hi, as some of you may already know i'm setting up a 26gal aquarium and have been researching some fish that take my fancy. Anyway i went to one of my LFS today and they had Green neons that look really cool, i'll definitely be getting some when my tank is set up but need some extra info.

Green Neon

Tube mouth Pencilfish

Glowlight tetra


Does anyone have any experience of them and how do you think they would get on with blue tetras (a bit nippy?), pencilfish and glowlight tetras? I hope to get some corys aswell but i dont think they'll be a problem
cheers.

 

[Gill]

Hi,
I keep all of those and the Blue Tetrsa settle down after awhile.

Those tube Pencils are Actually Called Hockey Stick PencilFish. They are a little Delicate, but make sure you get very healthy looking sticks'. They are also very Skittish when feeding and take a long time to select the peice of food they want to eat, and if another fish swims past, they start again. I Find they love Bloodworm and Brine Shrimp. You will enjoy them, They remind Me of SeaHorses. They way they move around and are so skittish.

GloLights are really nice fish and shoal with all the Tetras in the Tank.

 

[R3GG]

The pencilfish they had in my lfs were slightly different to those in the picture but had the same shape. Thanks for the info!!

 

[Gill]

Don't know if the ones you saw in the store swam @ 30-45 Degrees, But Hockey Sticks' Do.

 

[R3GG]

Yeah they must have been hockey sticks or very closely related cos i did notice the angle at which they were swimming