Platinum Tetras...?

[Carlovel1]

the thing is the lfs isnt so much of an lfs as its about a 40 minute drive away

so if i go for them ill have to get the whole group.....

i think my minds made up and im going back tomorrow to get a group of 10

they did look "naked" and not scaley as mentioned by wills and they were small and had a black dot just infront of the tail fin.... so im guessing that they are Hemigrammus rodwayi

ill try and get some pics when ive got them home

Cool, how much are they in the fish shop?

 

[mattlee]

the thing is the lfs isnt so much of an lfs as its about a 40 minute drive away

so if i go for them ill have to get the whole group.....

i think my minds made up and im going back tomorrow to get a group of 10

they did look "naked" and not scaley as mentioned by wills and they were small and had a black dot just infront of the tail fin.... so im guessing that they are Hemigrammus rodwayi

ill try and get some pics when ive got them home

Cool, how much are they in the fish shop?

they were on offer at 10 for £17 i think.. might have been £18 but somewhere around that price.

 

[Carlovel1]

the thing is the lfs isnt so much of an lfs as its about a 40 minute drive away

so if i go for them ill have to get the whole group.....

i think my minds made up and im going back tomorrow to get a group of 10

they did look "naked" and not scaley as mentioned by wills and they were small and had a black dot just infront of the tail fin.... so im guessing that they are Hemigrammus rodwayi

ill try and get some pics when ive got them home

Cool, how much are they in the fish shop?

they were on offer at 10 for £17 i think.. might have been £18 but somewhere around that price.

Wow thats expensive for tetras, did all the tetras in the tanks have black spots?

 

[mattlee]

it works out at £1.70 a fish so not that bad....

i paid £2 each for my cardinals and rummy noses i think or somewhere about that price! ive also looked at ember tetras yesterday and they were on offer at £6 for 3 so £2 a fish, which put me off a bit to be honest...

i think that these fish are worth the asking price, im going for a group of about 16 ish so they will look awesome in a tank the size of mine. hopefully

im off soon to get them so ill post pics of them in quarentine

 

[mattlee]

i came back with 17 of these little fellas they seem to have settled in very well so far, ill get some pics later

i came back with 17 of these little fellas they seem to have settled in very well so far, ill get some pics later

got 17 for £25 which i dont think was that bad......

 

[Carlovel1]

i came back with 17 of these little fellas they seem to have settled in very well so far, ill get some pics later

i came back with 17 of these little fellas they seem to have settled in very well so far, ill get some pics later

got 17 for £25 which i dont think was that bad......

Pictures?

 

[mattlee]

these little guys look awesome against the plants and even better than in the lfs if they dont grow much then i may need some more.......
i know it goes for all fish but the pics dont really do them justice but heres a few. not the best but hey better than nowt i guess.......!

the last one was taken with a flash to try and show just how silver these fish actually are...

 

[ian]

liking them Matt!

 

[mattlee]

liking them Matt!

cheers Ian,

im well chuffed with them, they really do look amazing in the tank. much better than some of the other species i was thinking of

 

[kizno1]

They look great
They look alot better than i was expecting from the other pics ive seen of them.

 

[Carlovel1]

Wow, they are so eye-catching . To me they look like Platinum Tetras not Gold Tetras.

 

[mattlee]

Wow, they are so eye-catching . To me they look like Platinum Tetras not Gold Tetras.

they were labelled up as platinum tetras at lfs but after googling it i didn get anywhere, but after being informed that they were gold tetras they fit the bill.

 

[elisew]

I`ve just seen this thread matt and have to say those tetras are gorgeous!

I`m sorry if you`ve already mentioned in this thread but are they in with your shrimps? I ask because I was wondering whether or not to get a handful of small fish to go in my shrimp tank, (which also has 4 Assassin snails in, Arcadia 35L) but I`m just a bit wary as to whether or not my baby shrimps will get munched

Are the platinum tetras a 'common' fish that can be found in most lfs`?

 

[mattlee]

I`ve just seen this thread matt and have to say those tetras are gorgeous!

I`m sorry if you`ve already mentioned in this thread but are they in with your shrimps? I ask because I was wondering whether or not to get a handful of small fish to go in my shrimp tank, (which also has 4 Assassin snails in, Arcadia 35L) but I`m just a bit wary as to whether or not my baby shrimps will get munched

Are the platinum tetras a 'common' fish that can be found in most lfs`?

hi, yes these are with my shrimps but they have almost doubled in size since i first got them.... ive never seen them before and just stumbled accross them at a shop that i dont usually go to.

these tetras are currently for sale if anyone is interested as im having to close a few tanks down