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	Panda Tetra?
Brian1216 Hobbyist Posts: 97 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Apr-2005	Saw these at my LFS and they are very cool looking. Didn't find much info on the web about them only that they are also called Three Spot Paraguay Tetra. Does anyone have any experience with them? Here's a pic i found: http://www.ekkwill.com/pandatetra.html
Posted 18-Feb-2007 20:58
Brian1216 Hobbyist Posts: 97 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Apr-2005	Well, i just read on here that they need a large tank. My 15 gallon would be too small since it says they are very active. Oh well...
Posted 18-Feb-2007 21:22
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Edited by sirbooks I'm not so sure. I've seen a couple of groups before, and they just seemed to hang around in the water column like many tetras tend to do. This was in store tanks though, which means that the fish may not have been displaying their normal behavior. Honestly, I think you could go with a nice school in a fifteen gallon. Just don't overdo it with the total fish load. EDIT: If they're anything like their fellow genus members (x-ray and green fire tetras) then they aren't really that active. Not like Congo or Buenos Aires tetras. 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 19-Feb-2007 06:31
Brian1216 Hobbyist Posts: 97 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Apr-2005	Sirbooks- right now i have 6 Serpaes, 3 Otos, 2 Amano Shrimp and 3 Brilliant Rasboras in my 15. Would i have room for Pandas? Or anything else for that matter?
Posted 19-Feb-2007 07:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Another school of fish would be too many. If anything, pop a few more shrimp or ottos in the tank. Other than that, it looks like you're pretty well stocked. 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 20-Feb-2007 04:24
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Aren't brilliant rasboras a rather large schooling fish? Most sites say 3.5" and schooling fish do best in a group of 6+. Not a very good 15g fish. A proper tank for them would be more like 55g. Personally I'd trade them out for a school of the panda tetras unless your too attached. I definitely wouldn't add another group of fish with the current stock. Shrimp are fine to add since they don't really take up a noticeable amount of space or add much to the bioload.
Posted 20-Feb-2007 05:51
BruceMoomaw Mega Fish Posts: 977 Kudos: 490 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2002	They turn up fairly often in the California stores (usually under the name "Paraguayensis tetra", but I've never bought any. All I can say is that those in the stores are at least durable enough that they live for a long time in the tanks there (they're so relatively plain that apparently few other people buy them either).
Posted 20-Feb-2007 09:48


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