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Lemon Tetra Sexing Revelation Looking at my lemon tetras today, I noticed something about the different sexes that I've never seen mentioned in books or on the 'Net. My female lemo...	sirbooks	2	19-Jan-2005 17:41
Odessa Barbs My Parents are setting up a 15 us gallon tank My dad has fallen in love with Odessa Barbs and i was wondering if it was possible to keep these fish i...	lou	4	18-Jan-2005 12:33
Care of Pencilfish After purchasing a beautiful pair of lyretaill mollies and commuting them home I found a surprise hitchhiker. A single small pencilfish had been inclu...	zachjc_14	8	14-Jan-2005 17:00
Silver Dollars I got a pair of silver dollars for a 54g. Will they be ok with gourami's? I also heard they eat plants, will they eat all of my java moss and fern? Th...	nickman713	5	12-Jan-2005 08:41
rummy nose tetra...what do I need to know? I was thinking about getting a school of rummy nose. I know they are alot more sensitive than the average fish and I was just wondering what I needed...	jenbabe256	12	10-Jan-2005 19:37
blind cave tetras i was woundering how to tell apart the male and female. and is there anything to do to help them breed ?...	possum	2	09-Jan-2005 09:35
tetra id, please hi everyone - i have just bought six tetras that i have never seen before in australia, nor can i locate them so far on any databa ses - i think they a...	jase101	6	06-Jan-2005 11:06
Tetra stocking in 29 I was thinking of stocking my 29gal with more of a tetra theme. I am also thinking of adding some others in aswell. This is the first option. 10 neons...	Mr	16	06-Jan-2005 00:53
Possible Rare Tetra? In a lfs yesterday, I ran across a tetra that I'd never before seen or heard of. It was labeled as the "Catalina tetra" (I'm pretty sure I spelled tha...	sirbooks	6	06-Jan-2005 00:40
Congo Tetra Well these affore mentioned chappies are, i think are frightening my neons, I had some serpae tetra in that tank yesterday as i thought they were the...	moose	9	02-Jan-2005 22:40
Lampeye tetras? Does anyone know anything about these? I was at Petco yesterday and they had two left. I've never seen/heard of them before and the person working the...	rewd	5	01-Jan-2005 23:57
Pleco with R-B Pirahna? I have 1 red belly pirahna about 2 inch's long on its own. In a 100 litre tank. I have very bad algae, I have tryed all remadies. Would it be safe t...	stew	18	31-Dec-2004 21:13
Piranha is not being very nice!!! i have a Piranha in a 50gal tank all by himself with some plants and places for him to hide in but he has eaten every different alge eater i have bo...	shoottakill	6	31-Dec-2004 01:58
Swegel tetra? I saw some of these tetras labeled Swegel Tetras at the fish store a while away. They were very pretty and I was just wondering if anyone knew anythi...	jenbabe256	12	30-Dec-2004 19:25
hatchet fish Okeedokee, so I just got some marbled hatchet fish for my 55 gallon tank. I did the research, I know what size they get, that they jump, etc. However...	jenbabe256	11	29-Dec-2004 20:31
easy tetras what are the easier tetras i know that black skirts, redeyes, and black neon are easy...	greenmonkey51	13	29-Dec-2004 17:23
Problem with Serpae Tetras! I've got a problem with my serpae tetras! Well, last night when I was looking at them, I noticed only one of the fish do not have a black spot behind...	Sandy02	4	28-Dec-2004 06:55
tetra ID Saw a tank of small fish at a lcs today labelled 'blue red eye tetras'. Maybe 1-1.5", long slim tetra body, grey-silver color with what looked like la...	Theresa_M	5	28-Dec-2004 01:33
New cardinals gone?? I bought 4cardinals yesterday and now 2 are missing. THey are schooling with the neon at least the ones that are left. They are quite a bit smaller th...	fish1	9	26-Dec-2004 17:33
Hot Dog! Well, my lemon tetras have spawned again this morning! They seem to be doing it regularly now, especially after a feeding of frozen brine shr...	sirbooks	4	24-Dec-2004 19:30
Cardinal Tetras???? I am getting a school of 6 cardinals for my 30 gallon tank, and I will be keeping them in: Ph:6.8-7.0 Gh:8dGH Temp:24-26 Will these be ok for them? I...	labrakitty	9	22-Dec-2004 15:28
back into tets has anyone on here ever lost the interest to have vast schools of tetras for the more uniqueness of exotic fish and or behaviourial characteristics of...	Brybenn	3	19-Dec-2004 20:14
good tetras for a 20g. Pages: 1, 2 i have an open 20g. n i was trying to decide on a good school of tetras for it. of course cardinals n neons came to mind first. but maybe pristella or...	TIGER9	27	18-Dec-2004 20:49
Neons & Cards will these school as one? will they clash? 75g tank, i was thinking 10-15 each depending how they act. ive gotten mixed responses and just wanted to...	Sin in Style	5	14-Dec-2004 14:28
Rummy nose tetras I am getting a 30 gallon tank, and I am adding about 8 Rummy nose tetras. I have never kept them before and I was wondering if anybody had any tips?...	labrakitty	13	11-Dec-2004 22:33
Lemon Tetra Spawning Frenzy! As I write this at home, prior to posting it, it is Sunday, 10th October, 2004, and from about 8 pm through to 11:20 pm, my Lemon Tetras have been en...	Calilasseia	9	07-Dec-2004 19:31
Piranhas.......... I have an empty 20 gallon tank and Im wondering are there any kinds of mini piranhas that dont get to big ?...	mcfat88	10	07-Dec-2004 00:42
Experiences with lepronius I'm just wondering what experiences people have to offer on this fish's behavior and life. I can only find very basic info here and there about them (...	smantzer	2	05-Dec-2004 20:14
black neons no longer schooling I got 8 of them for my 75gallon on Tuesday. The tank is cycled and all water parameters are stable. The pH is a little higher in my tank then the LFS...	rewd	16	04-Dec-2004 16:35
Tetra Schools I have a very hardy school of 11 cardinals and 8 rummynoses. Everytime I try to increase my school of cards to about 17. It seems that one by one som...	tetratech	4	04-Dec-2004 05:47
are blues really blue? i spotted these awesome blue tetras the other day at the local daggy fish shop. they do occasionally stock painted glassfish, so i thought i'd ask....	Callatya	8	02-Dec-2004 11:36
Diamond Tetras Are these tetras nippers? Would they be able to cohabit peacefully with pygmy Sparkling Gourami's, Platinum and Neon Tetra's, Rams? Or would the small...	SuperMummy!	9	26-Nov-2004 18:04
Flame tetra agression???? Please Help!!!!!!!!! My beautifule male anf female fancy guppies have been shredded to pieces on occassion by some mysterious offender. This only happened after I had adde...	zachjc_14	8	26-Nov-2004 17:41
Cardinal tetras Pages: 1, 2 I am setting up a 96 litre tank. with: 1 lace gourami 1 opaline gourami 1 gold gourami 3 upside down catfish 3 peppered corys 6 cardinals? Would they...	labrakitty	38	26-Nov-2004 15:42
Platinum Tetra Does this have a common/latin name? Saw some in the lfs for a reasonable price, but they seemed to have a practically invisible dorsal? :/...	SuperMummy!	6	21-Nov-2004 13:52
Cardinals I currently have a 30 litre tank and would like to know how many Cardinal Tetras I can put in before it becomes "overstocked"? Any advise?...	leighton22	13	19-Nov-2004 23:45
Which tetras for my 96 litre? I am getting a 96 litre with 1 lace gourami 1 gold gourami 1 opaline gourami 3 upside down catfish and probobly a school of Harlequins. I was thinking...	labrakitty	5	19-Nov-2004 23:34
What's best for my orphan neon? Well, recently my friend, who has been keeping his fish quite a while now, is moving out, but he cannot take his fish with him. I know this is not tru...	Jaylene_Grasshopper	7	19-Nov-2004 23:03
Penguins! Ok, i got a small group 6 penguin tetra the other day, and at first they seemed perfectly happy and normal. BUt now they are all spaced out around th...	Stuart	3	17-Nov-2004 20:18
Which tetra Hi everyone I am looking for a tetra that will be suitable for my 300gal American setup containing Uaru, severums, threadfin acaras, sajicas, Altum a...	Noddy	8	16-Nov-2004 07:13
rhino tetra??? i have been hearing alot about this new type called "Rhino tetra". can someone fill me in....	bettachris	7	14-Nov-2004 06:27
How is my feeding timetable? Right i have 13 neons. i feed them, Moanday morning- flake Night-Bloodworm(frozen) Tuesday Morning- flake Night-Brineshrimp(frozen)...	nitro	3	12-Nov-2004 04:52
I want to sell my black skirt tetras I got some black skirt tetras when I first started my tank in June. The sign at the fish store said that they would not grow over an inch long.] I h...	jefferysgirl	6	06-Nov-2004 23:45
rummynose or lemon I dont know whether to get rummynose tetras or lemon tetras as dither fish for my rams. I would be getting a school of 6 to go in a 10 gallon with 2...	devon7	14	05-Nov-2004 05:45
how much tetras in my 15g i need to have 2 schools in my 15gallon, glowlights and noens . how much can i have of both. like 7 noens and 7 glowlights for example....	voodoo_Doll	11	31-Oct-2004 13:24
Tetras, 10gl. ok my friend couldnt keep his 3 emporer tetras and 3 congo tetras, he gave them to me , they are in a 10gl. and doin fine, i dont have enough room in...	PlatiesAREcool	3	31-Oct-2004 06:18
Introducing: Squiggle! Pages: 1, 2 Hi there, I'm quite familiar with keeping goldfish, but I've never really strayed from comets and fantails until today. Walking through a local W...	kamylienne	24	31-Oct-2004 00:51
Can Cardinal Tetras be used for cycling a new tank ? Hi Everyone, I have had a 20G tank for two years now and have finally plucked up the courage to go large, so I have recently purchased a 90G tank....	Paul_Lex	9	30-Oct-2004 09:11
Neon Tetra Success Stories I've heard so much about the horror stories that neons are evil and they bring nothing but disease to aquariums everwhere... But I don't think this is...	john.stone	10	29-Oct-2004 13:51
Favourite tetra. Pages: 1, 2 I like congo tetra's even though I don't have any....	kitty163	27	29-Oct-2004 11:27

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