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Black Skirts and White Skirts? 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 adva...	Firenze	4	05-Nov-2005 01:39
Buenos Aires Tetras as dither fish As you may or may not know, I recently acquired a 4ft tank. And my convict breeding project is under way, not even a week has ellapsed, I am already g...	JQW	5	25-Oct-2005 19:40
Blue Tetras?? I've got my eyes on blue tetras and according to the info here at FP they tend to be kind of anti-social of all the tetras, do not need a school, and...	crazyred	11	23-Oct-2005 04:59
huge glowlight Hi every one i have a female glowlight that stomach looks very bloated. Her colour is all good and she doesnt seem affected by it. just wondering is...	Patchy	6	23-Oct-2005 04:15
Breeding Neons Hey did neone ever breed neons??? I have 9neons in a 10gal with a otto. How can i breed them. ITs well planted....	xlinkinparkx	7	19-Oct-2005 19:56
Black phantoms...9 males and 1 female... The first day i bought the Black phantoms i couldn't see if they are females or males. Now they have got som colors i can see that i have 9 males and...	Rob1619	2	19-Oct-2005 16:48
Finally got Some I finally bit the bullet and got some rummies. I was supposed to meet someone to go to a lfs an hour away but they never showed up. So I went to get s...	greenmonkey51	2	19-Oct-2005 16:43
new to the tetra scene, could do with some pointers! hey there, newbie here! ive been a fish keeper for quite a while, but have decided to try a tetra tank with a spare 25gallon tank i have. right, my p...	lutikriss	7	17-Oct-2005 17:35
white skirt tetras? WHY can i not find ANYTHING on this site about white skirt tetras?? i have two long-finned versions, and its a little odd, had me second-guessing mys...	chelaine	8	15-Oct-2005 03:34
Splash Tetras!! hi folks - i've just purchased a trio of splash tetras!!! i had never seen them before, tho i've got footage of them breeding on video (geek!). anyon...	jase101	9	13-Oct-2005 19:34
neon and diamand head neons? what is the difference, just looking on liveaquaria.com, and there is like a 20 $ price difference....	bettachris	6	12-Oct-2005 00:54
Will different types of Tetras school together?? Would lemon tetras school with flame tetras?? If not, are there any combinations of tetras that will school together? Thanks so much for your advice!...	kowar100	9	09-Oct-2005 08:12
silver dollars food? i want to put some plants in the tank for the silver dollars to eat. what plants are the easiest for them to eat? and also easiest to keep alive, sinc...	jaloco	9	05-Oct-2005 05:27
Buenos Aires Tetra's I need some information & personal experience with Buenos Aires Tetra's. Any comments are highly welcomed & thanks in advance. [...	jasonpisani	4	02-Oct-2005 22:50
setting up 29gl We're setting up a 29gl for our 7 year old son. I was thinking a cleaning crew (may corys & ottos), and nothing else but tetras. I currently hav...	bmcelfresh	12	30-Sep-2005 13:59
Sorting out Scientifc Names I've recently have got a chance to get some more difficult to get tetras or so I think. I have a list of all the ones I can get, but if someone can he...	greenmonkey51	4	29-Sep-2005 11:28
Breeding "Special" Cardinal Tetra I have a beautiful Cardinal Tetra with a mutation that makes it have a bright me tallic gold back as opposed to a dark brown one, and I've been ponderi...	Natalie	19	29-Sep-2005 09:11
Black neons schooling with cardinals? They have never really done this before but today I noticed my black neons schooling with my cardinals? Is this unusual?...	ericm	7	29-Sep-2005 00:59
Neon or cardinals Pages: 1, 2 A very simple poll which do you like better neon tetras or cardinal tetras??? ........ .fish1...	fish1	31	24-Sep-2005 04:40
What's your favourite tetra? Pages: 1, 2 There has probably been a few of these posts, but no recent ones. So what is your favourite tetra(s)and why ? Mine are cardinals, lemons and diamo...	ericm	27	23-Sep-2005 21:58
Black Phantom Hey.. I have just bought 6 small Black Phantoms..But i want to make it at least 12 phantoms in my 75g...you think i could add more In my tank i...	Rob1619	10	19-Sep-2005 14:38
sarpae tetra recently purchased 8 sarpae tetras, i knew they could be a bit nippy, but figured 8 was a good number for my moderately planted 20g long. apparently n...	cynical	7	16-Sep-2005 16:37
Holla to you Pirhana EXPERTS Now, as I made a thread that was quite popular, even tho there was no specific point made, (mind you it came out quite well) I want to know. Is ther...	Tanya81	14	12-Sep-2005 03:37
interesting observations of my cardinals About 2 months ago, my 46gal tank had an outbreak of Ick. I had 8 cardinals, and 7 died. All the other fish lived. So now I had one cardinal by itself...	Beefshank	7	10-Sep-2005 08:04
New tetra discovered in Congo Foe all the Tetra folks out there... [link=http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=711]http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/...	firecontrol	1	08-Sep-2005 18:02
PIRHANAS Pages: 1, 2 How about them pirhanas?...	Tanya81	33	08-Sep-2005 11:33
Dwarf Pencilfish info? Hi, Does anyone have experience keeping dwarf pencilfish (nannostomus marginatus)? I saw some at the LFS (only labelled as "pencilfish" ); I initiall...	upikabu	11	06-Sep-2005 03:58
What size school of pristellas? I have a fairly new, planted (not heavily planted, more like...moderately) 29 gallon tank with 8 pristella tetras. Eventually I'd like to have some so...	Satinandtat	6	04-Sep-2005 02:24
cardinals can cardinals go in a 10 with plastic/silk plants? if so should i have alot of plastics, and how many could i have? also do they li kniding spaces...	importfan878	8	02-Sep-2005 15:20
Splashing Tetras? I just got 4 new splashing tetras. Has anyone kept them before or got any info on them? Thanks!...	labrakitty	3	02-Sep-2005 01:52
flame tetras My friend just brought me 6 flame tetras (she knew i wanted 6 tetras of some sort, and she decided she'd get me some...there is no fathoming what runs...	bill the cat	7	27-Aug-2005 12:53
Glowlight tetra turning black"ish"?? Anyone ever seen a glowlight tetra (the one with the flourescent orange stripe) turn kinda black? I have 5 glowlights and only one's body seems to be...	X-Treme	7	23-Aug-2005 15:24
BREEDING BLOODFINS PLEASE HELP I neep suggestions on how to get my bloodfins to sucessfully spawn. I have 1 male and 2 females in a 10 gallon tanks that is heavily planted with an...	lifeofaloser	6	23-Aug-2005 05:57
lampeyes i have a 29 gal with two angels, two blue rams, a leporadis, banjo cat, three ottos, and a problem. i have 6 lamp eye tetras for my school. the prob...	snake09j	8	23-Aug-2005 05:15
take me to school ya i know its corny but it got you to read my post. i have a 25. its going to be very well planted and well maintained. 3-4 rams 1-2 angels 3-5 cory...	snake09j	7	14-Aug-2005 07:34
Having trouble deciding... In my 55 gallon tank that is coming soon...which of the following should I get? 20 Cardinal Tetras 15 Diamond Tetras 20 Glowlight Tetras 20 Flame Tet...	Tetra Fan	15	11-Aug-2005 18:03
Black skirt tetras with Angelfish... Is that a bad combination.. ...I know the black skirt tetras are little bit nippy.I was thinking of getting 6-8 of those but i want to know if it sa...	Rob1619	14	11-Aug-2005 01:21
Fruit loop tetras? While looking at fish at a lfs I saw a tank with fruit loop tetras. Does anyone have any info on these fish? They look like they were injected with co...	ericm	8	08-Aug-2005 14:42
Compatible tetras with angelfish? Hi! What are some tetras that would be compatible with angelfish (2 of them) in a 46 gallon? I'm looking to put maybe 2 school of tetras with the an...	egtrixie	13	04-Aug-2005 16:38
Anybody have Diamonds Does anybody else have diamond tetras. I have 8 in my 75g that are fascinating. The 2 males have long flowing fins and have green and red irredescence...	greenmonkey51	5	31-Jul-2005 23:11
what's the most hardiest tetra do u think?? I have large sharks, frontosa's, black shark, and heaps of other fish...what my tank lacks is tetra's!! I was thinking harlequins? what else would wit...	opiate	18	31-Jul-2005 21:23
diamond tetras I saw some diamond tetras in the lfs near me. I was wondering if they could be kept in a 10g and if so how many? If not are they too nippy to be kept...	castlequest	6	30-Jul-2005 20:42
ID This Hyphessobrycon I found this Hyphessobrycon at the local Petco yesterday; it was a contaminant in their last shipment of wild-caught Flame Tetras. Superficial...	Natalie	10	30-Jul-2005 16:35
Pristella Tetra's. Any personal experiences with keeping & breeding Pristella Tetra's?. Thanks in advance. [link=http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s...	jasonpisani	10	30-Jul-2005 16:04
which tetra to choose? Ive recently been looking around for a good type of tetra to add with my swordtails. I cant have a kind that requires a large school, due to space, bu...	Hello Fishy	8	30-Jul-2005 14:36
Cochu's blue tetra Can anyone tell a bit about Cochu's blue tetra? I saw them recently at the lfs and their colours looked much better then the cardinals and neons. Ther...	rupey	11	23-Jul-2005 09:13
lemon tetra fry Can anyone tell me how long the tetra babies should stay in the nursery that hangs over the side of the tank? I have a ten gallon that has 3 lemon te...	BAM9314	12	18-Jul-2005 20:17
can't keep neons... whats with that? I've had my tank setup for 5 weeks now - I started it with a couple of male fantail guppies and the media from a friends well established tank. The g...	id10t	13	14-Jul-2005 18:38
inactive neons I thought that neons were an active schooling fish. I have about 9 in a cycled, well planted tank with 3 aeneus corys(temporary residents). I have the...	jefferysgirl	9	13-Jul-2005 22:46
Neon Tetras would 5 neon tetras be fine on themselves or do they need more friends???...	kj fishy-finn	5	13-Jul-2005 17:18

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