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Spawning? ok i think i just witnessed my black skirts spawning but i'm not sure.can anybody tell me what they do?also how do you sex them i don...	Maddeningdream	4	18-Sep-2007 22:37
Grrr... neons... so I just bought like 15 Neons and really expected to lose 1-2... only 1 so far but I notice another with unusual swelling around mid abdomen... the f...	Krunchy	2	18-Sep-2007 05:01
Hyphessobrycon tetra swimming vertically I got a school of some kind of unidentified Hyphessobrycon a few weeks back (possibly H. bentosi , or something closely related). Anyway...	Joe Potato	5	12-Sep-2007 01:18
Lost Neon I checked my tank today to find one of my neons missing. It was one that may have had ick. I have a common pleco about 2-1/2". Is it possible that it...	jbunn	4	08-Sep-2007 21:33
Red Eye Tetras Hi I have had 1 red eye tetra for about 2-3 years.I knew they were schooling fish,and today I gave in to sympathy.S/He is full grown.I bought Race[my...	shadowtheblacklab	8	05-Sep-2007 02:23
Neon Tetra Fat? hi guys Noticed today that one of my female neons has got very round and fat. Is this beacuse she has eggs. She has no prob eatting or swimming so i...	juwel-180	1	03-Sep-2007 23:50
Ember Tetras I was at a really great LFS today, picking up a mate for my bolivian ram, and was looking for a school of something for my tank. I was planning on g...	RNJ_Punk	9	22-Aug-2007 12:26
Hemiodopsis i have two of them, i bought both as black lined hemiodus. Now i noticed that one of them has a dot and looks like a hemiodopsis semitaeniatus, Bu...	bettachris	0	22-Aug-2007 04:22
Swordtail Tetra im thinking of adding some Swordtail Tetra into my tank with the glowlight it tat good or bad idea....	cool_pete	12	04-Aug-2007 19:49
Tetra HY511 Afternoon everyone, I went to my LFS today to find some kind of schooler for my 38 gallon tank. I found what was referred to as "Tetra HY511", and I...	Joe Potato	5	03-Aug-2007 02:52
Another good tetra? Hi! I have a 10 gal. with 6 neons and 6 black tetras and they school very well, and I was wondering if I could add another community of tetra. Do you...	museuz	5	02-Aug-2007 21:18
Dead Glowlights hi yesterday i brought 6 glowlight in 1 day they all died i had molly in the tank before bt got rid of them but kept one which is still alive the temp...	cool_pete	19	27-Jul-2007 23:57
Hemiodopsis Semitaeniatus Are these schooling fish, i just bought a small 3 inch guy and wondering if it will be ok in my tank with swordtails....	bettachris	2	22-Jul-2007 15:36
Pregnent Neon Tetra? :O Hi guys im new Any who... I think my neon tetra is pregent.. i have 6 neons and 1 platy in a 10 g tank, plants every where its like a jungle >_>....	eat_ham222	4	21-Jul-2007 20:24
Blackwater? hey there! does anybody use peat in their filter? i want too to recreate more amazon type water for my tetra, as well as providing nutrients for the...	fandan	2	19-Jul-2007 18:04
BS Tetra? ok i want a school of bs tetras i have 3 now and want to get three more.my question is there are two types the norm and the long skirt.if...	Maddeningdream	2	19-Jul-2007 05:57
Marble Hatchet Jumped... I have 2 Marble Hatchets, and apparently one jumped out of my tank from the very small opening of the tank cover. I discovered him late tonight dead o...	General Hague	11	11-Jul-2007 01:48
New Fish? I recently bought 3 tetras to start the cycle of our new tank. These tetra look to be flourescent. 1 has orange markings, 1 has purple and the other i...	jbunn	1	09-Jul-2007 19:05
Ooh, Purdy :) Would a school of flame tetras be okay in a 20 gallon tank? I think I like those. The tank is in a sorta quiet location, only movement near it is wh...	Gilraen Took	5	06-Jul-2007 07:53
Serpae Tetras I am looking at adding a shoal of serpaes to my 20g once I abolish the Ich once and for all. I currently have a shoal of 6 Tiger Barbs in the tank no...	ScottF	1	26-Jun-2007 18:04
Added Glo-Lights today Today I added 6 Glo-Lites to my tank. I know alot of people dont like them but i think they are way cool. At first the glos schooled with the Danios...	zookeper	5	17-Jun-2007 19:32
Tetras I have 3 neons and 3 glowlights, they tend to school together all the time. i was going to get a couple more of each to make them more comfortable. ho...	judz	11	15-Jun-2007 11:13
Redeye[or bloodeye] tetras Has anyone had them i have one and they are good community fish.Please tell me what you keep them with....	shadowtheblacklab	4	03-Jun-2007 14:00
Glowlight tetras I've been thinking about setting up a new 10g tank and have been considering getting possibly 5 glowlight tetras for it. I would like to also have a p...	mikeingeorgia	4	01-Jun-2007 12:43
Congo Tetra I was told that all Congo Tetras would get the point on the tail fin and as they matured they would color up. Is this true?...	wgmc3	1	26-May-2007 23:09
Tetra Question What type of tetra would you do if you were doing either a Mbuana tank or a SA tank. Or would you do Rosaboras for a Mbuana tank? lol Any opinions/a...	Fishrockmysox	9	21-Apr-2007 00:21
Pacu what are the phyiscal differences between a black pacu and red belly pacu. we are talking about babies, 3-4 inch range....	bettachris	2	18-Apr-2007 03:27
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (black widow tetra) questions After years of thinking black widow tetras (henceforth BWTs) were the most boring looking tetras known to man, I'm now strangely attracted to them. Th...	Big E	3	18-Apr-2007 01:16
RBP tankmates i have to small red bellies in a 125 right now. they are about 3 inches long as of now. i had my baby black or red pacu in there for awhile but the...	bettachris	1	18-Apr-2007 00:43
Tetras & Angels... Pages: 1, 2 I think, not sure but think, that tetras and angels can go together if in a school of 10-15. Would that be okay?...	Fishrockmysox	22	16-Apr-2007 02:58
Ember tetras! just got a small school of 5 ember tetras yesterday! very fun little guys to watch. sadly, one of them did not make it through the night. even though...	reun	5	15-Apr-2007 08:19
Blk. Skirt breeding behavior I bought an 18 gal. tank with different kinds of fish in it. Among the fish are 4 long finned blk. skirt tetras. There are also 3 fish that look like...	fish patty	9	15-Apr-2007 04:51
Black Phantom Tetra Hi all, Our black phantom tetras have two-tone fins - the parts of the fin closest to the body are almost coulourless while the outer parts are black...	Gone_Troppo	5	09-Apr-2007 16:05
Kerri tetra Anyone have any experience with Kerri tetra. Djrichie "Don't Panic"...	djrichie	6	03-Apr-2007 14:47
Tetra I have heard from my friend who owns tetras that they could tolerate a temperature range of around 60. He also told me it survived for weeks without a...	marisun	14	28-Mar-2007 17:04
How to make neons school? Hi, I have 12 neon tetras with a paradish fish, 4 glass shrimps and a small CAE in a 28g planted. The paradise fish tried to chase the neons for some...	mughal113	7	26-Mar-2007 06:55
Rummy's seen better days.... Had 4 rummynose tetras, added 4 more a couple days ago(total 8). (It's a 65 gal community tank with no signs of fish squabling.) The new additions hav...	Alb	3	24-Mar-2007 18:40
Neolebias ansorgii turn up at my LFS ...something which I know Calillaseia will be interested to hear, even if no one else is. There are about a half dozen of them. They're small (sligh...	BruceMoomaw	5	10-Mar-2007 02:58
The life of my new school I recently got a school of these and they are full of energy. They have set up residence on the left side of the tank, rarely venturing past the halfw...	agent_orange	3	21-Feb-2007 07:22
Panda Tetra? Saw these at my LFS and they are very cool looking. Didn't find much info on the web about them only that they are also called Three Spot Paraguay Tet...	Brian1216	6	20-Feb-2007 09:48
Identity crisis Any thoughts or experience on telling between a Harold Shultz tetra and a Red Phantom tetra? At some LFS`s they are selling what I believe to be an H....	REDPHANTOM	2	19-Feb-2007 05:11
Neon Tetra I have 6 neon tetras in my freshwater tank, but one of them stays by itself on the side of the tank surrounded by plants. Is it normal for it to act t...	museuz	7	05-Feb-2007 05:41
Neons/ Glowlights I have a new 10g tank. I was thinking of putting in glwolights and neons. do they mix well. and how many can i put in the tank...	thebroadwayninja	4	19-Jan-2007 00:35
Fatso Neon ok i started with a small school of neons, i lossed several when i moved. i unfortunetly only have 2 left. i went on vacation this passed weekend and...	sodaaddict84	14	13-Dec-2006 03:39
Piranha Aquascaping I'm looking at setting up a piranha tank in my 55g, and am trying to find out what the best to set them up with as far as plants or driftwood. and unf...	monkeyboy	2	05-Dec-2006 14:00
Tetra = 4? Does Tetra have anything to do witht eh Greek Prefix of 4? That would mean Neon 4 or Lemon 4. Maybe a magical Number? Any Curious minds?...	Garofoli	2	28-Nov-2006 22:42
75 gallon with Tetras, and challenge with water params Hello everyone, It's been quite some time since I posted on here. I've been very successful with keeping cichlids in a 125-gallon And I kept a coup...	SpecialK	8	26-Nov-2006 18:02
10 Gal Is it ok to put like 5 to 7 neon tetras in a 10 gallon tank. I only have a couple of cories in the tank at the moment and i would like to have some te...	ku5626	6	15-Nov-2006 04:52
Pristella Tetras Breeding? I have noticed that one of my two Pristella Tetras is chasing the other. I used to have more, but they have died. They are a few years old. The one...	archiebunker	2	12-Nov-2006 21:02
Cardinal attacking bristlenose Hi I wonder if anyone else there has seen this, but today i noticed my 2" bristle nose had the white tip of his tailfin missing I wondered and thought...	pla	3	04-Nov-2006 02:26

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