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The tanks I moved the congos to were heavily planted with plenty of decorations and they were in there for months with no change in behavior. As a group of 6 in my 55g they spawned constantly and now as a group of 8 in my 90g they also spawn all the time. I did have only 3 males left for nearly 6months due to that illness that mostly killed off my tetras and they never settled in the same even though they weren't moved from their tank until I got more of them. Instead of always being in the open they were always hiding in the plants. Especially around the sword plant which was also their favorite spawning area.

I don't think any schooling tetra should be in a group of less than 6 in the first place except for spawning purposes. They are completely different in behavior when in a group of at least 6-8 and from what I've seen in tetra behavior it is rather cruel to keep them in just a pair or trio for their lifespan.

The fish in Tetra Fan's avatar isn't a Tetra - it's the Butterfly Dwarf Cichlid or Venezuelan Ram, Papiliochromis ramirezi ...

Males of this species develop extra long extensions to the first dorsal rays giving them a kind of 'crest', almost cockatoo like (though not as splendid as that seen on the Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid, Apistogramma cacatuoides).


Last edited by Calilasseia at 27-Dec-2005 19:53

Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002

I've got 6 red/blue columbian tetras in with my Angels, all good so far... I love the colouring on those tetras - blueish bodies with reddish fins...and look really good under the lights.