What's your Favourite Tetra?

[Fishfaced]

They brought ICH into my tank back in early March! Not a single one of them died. Not even the slightest signs of stress. Killed my clown loach, angelfish and one of my black neons, though. All 8 of the rummynoses, completely unscathed.

I'm sorry you lost so many.
Just shows how brick hard these tetras can be.

 

[Fishfaced]

yeah, do you have ideas why my nerite does not eat cooked things?

I'm new to snail keeping so can't really help much.
What have you tried them with?

 

[PhantomCarp]

Ember Tetra. Why? Because they are small and look nice

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

I'm sorry you lost so many.
Just shows how brick hard these tetras can be.

Was more scary than anything. Such unassuming little fellows and they wiped out three of my fish!

 

[Sgooosh]

I'm new to snail keeping so can't really help much.
What have you tried them with?

spinach, baby bok choy.... my nerite eats diatoms and she has grown from a speck to a spikey big pebble.
(mystery snail eats both)

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Ember Tetra. Why? Because they are small and look nice

Little cherry tomato babies.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Ember Tetra. Why? Because they are small and look nice

Embers are great little characins, very hardy, and small enough to keep in a 10G....

 

[Fishfaced]

Was more scary than anything. Such unassuming little fellows and they wiped out three of my fish!

That's a shame.
How did you treat the ich?

 

[Fishfaced]

spinach, baby bok choy.... my nerite eats diatoms and she has grown from a speck to a spikey big pebble.
(mystery snail eats both)

Did you say you had plenty of algea?
Maybe they are just always full lol not sure tbh

 

[Sgooosh]

Did you say you had plenty of algea?
Maybe they are just always full lol not sure tbh

A LOT.... but back then there was just a bit... the new light made the floaters grow well but trashed my tank.

how do i treat all types of algae?

 

[Fishfaced]

I had a serpae tetra and I loved him because he was so hardy. A bit aggressive, sure, but I swear I he would probably survive a drop from the Eiffel Tower

Serpae are lovely looking

 

[PhantomCarp]

Embers are great little characins, very hardy, and small enough to keep in a 10G....

yep I’m setting up a 10 gallon tank for a school of embers

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

That's a shame.
How did you treat the ich?

White spot treatment, which I later learned has a tendency to kill loaches, but... You live and learn, I suppose. Everyone's very happy and healthy now, though. Might re-try clown loaches one day in a larger tank, since my dad's a big fan of them.

 

[Fishfaced]

White spot treatment, which I later learned has a tendency to kill loaches, but... You live and learn, I suppose. Everyone's very happy and healthy now, though. Might re-try clown loaches one day in a larger tank, since my dad's a big fan of them.

Would you say just turning the heat up is a better method?

 

[Fishfaced]

A LOT.... but back then there was just a bit... the new light made the floaters grow well but trashed my tank.

how do i treat all types of algae?

I know there are treatments out there but can be harmful.
I'm just trying to prevent it getting out of hand rather than curing it.
Not over feeding or having lights on for too long.
Someone with more experience will hopefully answer this for you.