Lemon Tetras

[Harlequins]

Hi all

I'm still debating about what fish to stock

Are lemon tetras aggressive and how many is best to keep?

 

[ALW]

1. No
2. IMO at least a group of 10

 

[Bichir10]

they are not aggressive at all, i had about 8 in a 75 gallon they were very cool to watch, i wud reccommend atleast 6.

 

[fluvial]

I have 6 Lemon Tetras in my 180L tank, added them as my first fish - they are really interesting to watch and
act like a small shoal most of the time.
They are not at all aggressive and would make suitable tank mates with all peaceful species.
Good luck !

 

[Harlequins]

thanks all

well i paid lfs a visit,he'd sold his lemon tetras and only had 4 silvertip tetras so i bought them

 

[Elrohirthehasty]

not at all
and
i have 5, had 6 -- more would be cooler

 

[mrgator]

how yellow do lemon tetras get? is it just the lower fins or does the body before yellow sooner or later?
or does it just stay clearish like rummy noses?

 

[nmonks]

Depends on the conditions in your tank. In a brightly lit tank with limited shade, they'll never be much more than translucent lemony-white. But in a shady tank with lots of cover and a dark substrate, and ideally with peat-tinted water, their colour is (or at least appears) much richer. It's still a semi-transparent fish, but the yellow glow is much more apparent.

Cheers, Neale

how yellow do lemon tetras get? is it just the lower fins or does the body before yellow sooner or later?
or does it just stay clearish like rummy noses?

 

[Bichir10]

Depends on the conditions in your tank. In a brightly lit tank with limited shade, they'll never be much more than translucent lemony-white. But in a shady tank with lots of cover and a dark substrate, and ideally with peat-tinted water, their colour is (or at least appears) much richer. It's still a semi-transparent fish, but the yellow glow is much more apparent.

Cheers, Neale

how yellow do lemon tetras get? is it just the lower fins or does the body before yellow sooner or later?
or does it just stay clearish like rummy noses?

Id like to add that it also depends on the fishes diet. Things like bloodworms and some shrimps have color enhancing charecteristics that if fed regularly will make a difference.

 

[Elrohirthehasty]

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Id like to add that it also depends on the fishes diet. Things like bloodworms and some shrimps have color enhancing charecteristics that if fed regularly will make a difference.
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very true

 

[nmonks]

Not sure bloodworms make much difference either way; the redness in them is haemoglobin, essentially blood. The animals that enhance redness in animals are those that contain beta-carotene, particularly things like crustaceans which have large amounts of this chemical in their skeletons. Unshelled shrimps, brine shrimp, daphnia, and so on are all good. The other type of food that's really good is algae.

Cheers, Neale

Id like to add that it also depends on the fishes diet. Things like bloodworms and some shrimps have color enhancing charecteristics that if fed regularly will make a difference.