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	Black Skirts and White Skirts?
Firenze Fingerling Posts: 18 Kudos: 20 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jan-2005	Are these two the same species? More importantly, if you bought, say, three white and three black, would the six all form one school? Thanks in advance
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yep, they're the same species of fish, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi. The white skirt tetra is a color variation of the black skirt, which is the normal form. The tetras would probably school together at least in part (especially if you only have three of each color), but they'd prefer sticking to their own type. As such, it would be best if you would provide at least six or seven of each color type if you plan to house these fish. If the different color G. ternetzi did school together much, it would probably be due to stress and/or being kept insufficiently-sized schools. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Firenze Fingerling Posts: 18 Kudos: 20 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jan-2005	Thanks sirbooks! I'll probably just get all black ones then. Thanks again
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	At work we have a 40 Gal. tank that has tons of both back and white's. They all school together..... but the more numbers you have the better off you will be for this..... 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
jonthacker Hobbyist Posts: 56 Kudos: 35 Votes: 7 Registered: 20-Oct-2005	Black skirt tetra, gold skirt tetrs, white skirt tetra, and black widdow tetras are all the same fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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