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greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	what are the easier tetras i know that black skirts, redeyes, and black neon are easy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	In my opinion almost every tetra is easy to keep. A few of the more easier ones are Black neons, black skirts, silver tips, yellow-banded tetras, red eyes, beacon tetras, glow lights and heaps more.........
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Lemon, Buenos Aires, black skirt, and garnet tetras are all pretty hardy, if you ask me. Most tetras are fairly tough, as long as they are cared for properly. 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 11:37
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I've kept glowlights, lemons, and black phantoms without any problems. Any particular species you're interested in? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Neons and cardinals are pretty hardy emperors are too. As long as you dont have anything in the tank that will eat em. fish1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Tanya81 Fish Addict Posts: 633 Kudos: 419 Votes: 37 Registered: 27-Jun-2003	Most easily accessable, easy to keep tetra i find are the lemon tetras, Black phantoms, black widow/black skirt/black tetra, black neon tetra, glowlights... hope that this helps with easy to find tetras.. not the "rare" ones... 72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up 75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Black/red/white skirts are probably THE hardiest tetras out there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	i know that rummies and neon and cardinals are the harder ones out there
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	No, those three aren't very hardy compared to the others we mentioned. In fact, rummies are some of the least hardy tetras, with neons and cardinals not too far behind. EDIT: Or were you saying that they were "harder" to take care of? I agree with that, but the sentence doesn't make sense. Last edited by sirbooks at 26-Dec-2004 16:20 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 11:37
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I think he meant "harder" .
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	i have yet to find a commonly carried tetra that is hard to keep however i have never had rummynose tets everytime i go to buy them i come home with something else lol ive bred n raised a long list of tetras now some of the rare tetras that u jsut dont ever see in the stores may b different (jsut get a big tank n get piranhas )
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	The only tetras i've had die on me are neons and rummys. Rummys are probably the hardest tetra to keep with neons not far behind because of all their problems.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	it's weird, isnt it, the difference in experience - i would recommend rummies over all other tetras, as i've never (touch wood) had any problems with them in over 15 years...mine get big, sleek, breed consistently, and die of old age...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Rummies aren't easy to keep & alot of fish keepers find them difficult. I have Rummies & they are Ok, but the easiest for me are :- Black neons, Silver tips, Red eye, Glow lights & Black skirts. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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