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	Red flame tetras
Nemomom Fingerling Posts: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Aug-2004	Does anyone have any experience with these. I have looked on the internet and have gotten some info but would like personal experiences.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Hyphessobrycon flammeus, right? My experience was that they're quite hardy, very tolerant of temperature fluctuations and low temperatures, lovely schoolers, and all-around beautiful fish. Can't go wrong with these guys. Is there anything in particular you'd like to know about them? [span class="edited"][Edited by LittleMousling 2004-08-27 13:23][/span] -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	They are good community fish, should be kept in schools, and don't add much to a tank's bioload. 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
Nemomom Fingerling Posts: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Aug-2004	Do you know if they do well with guppies, neon tetras, red fin tetras, ottos, swordtails, or harlequin rasboras? Would they be one of the first fish to add to a new aquarium after it is cycled?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Do you know if they do well with guppies, neon tetras, red fin tetras, ottos, swordtails, or harlequin rasboras? Would they be one of the first fish to add to a new aquarium after it is cycled? Guppies, neons, otos, swords, harlies - sure. Red-fin tetras - do you know the scientific name of these? That's not a common name I'm familiar with, and since many tetras are nippy, I hesitate to give a blanket "yes." -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Nemomom Fingerling Posts: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Aug-2004	The official name for red flame tetra is hyphessobrycon flamneus.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	It's flammeus, but, yep, that's the one we're talking about. The name I was looking for was for the "red-fin tetras" you mentioned. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Nemomom Fingerling Posts: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Aug-2004	Yes, that is another one that I would like to have aphyocharax anisitsi (bloodfin)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Ah, bloodfins, okay. I've never heard red-fin as a name for them, so I thought it best to check. Yes, that should be fine, although my personal recommendation would be to pick perhaps two schooling species you like out of that list and keep large groups of those - it's a much lovelier affect, and the fish will be happier, than with small groups of a bunch of schoolers. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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