Tetra with blue and purple stripe

[Lynz781]

Is there such a thing as a bluey purple coloured tetra?

 

[WILDER]

I don't think I've seen one.

 

[Lynz781]

It was for sale in Acorn pets. I'm wondering if its dyed but it definitely had a purple stripe.

 

[digital_run]

Now i might be wrong here....but im pretty sure that these are dyed fish...A local Ifs has a whole tank of them and there all dyed with pink/purple/blue strippings. I feel bad for the little buggers.

 

[Lynz781]

Perhaps it was the Blue emperor tetra.

 

[Flippin'thing bit me eye]

Are they like these

 

[Lynz781]

Yes the second pic. Dyed or not? I thought they looked rather pretty but i won't buy if dyed of course.

 

[Flippin'thing bit me eye]

No they are not dyed, they are :
Boehikes fredcochui, commonly known as blue tail tetra.
They come from Peru and Colombia and are very hardy little fellas, look great in big shoals

 

[Lynz781]

oooooooh might get some then. But the pet shop is pretty poor. they insist on leaving rotting fish in the tanks.

 

[Lynz781]

Do you know what kind of temperament they have? I currently have pearl and LF zebra danios.

 

[sylvia]

They should work fine - danios are great for putting with practicaly anything