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General Tetra Lifespans? Anybody have any ideas to certain tetras lifespans? I'll assume small, medium, and large all have different lifespans? or is that off? I know bloodfin...	gnr4ever8794	13	13-Mar-2005 07:43
black phantom subspecies/geographic varient? i have a school of 6 black phantoms, 2 male, 4 females, and yesterday i bought them 5 companions, 2 males, 3 females. the new females have pale red pe...	jase101	6	11-Mar-2005 19:05
X-reay tetras and lemon tetras? Well i have a fully cycled tank with the following inhabitants so far: 3 x-ray's 2 cherry barbs 1 snail 2 corys 1 gold barb Can i add some lemon t...	Peter17	15	10-Mar-2005 04:45
Lemon tetras Hey I boutght some Lemon tetras about a 2 weeks ago, and have them in a 10 gallon tank, oh theres 5 tetras(forgot that detail)....well anyway, I was w...	lookin_around	8	10-Mar-2005 02:56
Back to School-ing My tetras are schooling ! Only question is why ! Would a ph drop be enough to cause them to school . I've just restarted the CO2 in the tan...	Babelfish	5	10-Mar-2005 00:22
Painted white skirt tetra short story :) I have this atrocious LFS. They sell pimelodids in the same tank as tiger barbs (great way to confuse a newbie), fullgrown oscars in 30g's, and at lea...	smantzer	3	10-Mar-2005 00:21
tetra schooling Per another thread, I have a question about small schooling tetras. In my 10g tank I have: 2 bloodfin 1 black neon 1 orange von rio 3 neon Now, I w...	jnasser	2	10-Mar-2005 00:16
Tetras and Guppies - bad idea? In my tank I have guppies, platies, neon tetras, albino glowlight tetras and head and fin glowlight tetras. I've never seen any agression between the...	vicks	9	10-Mar-2005 00:08
Favourite Tetra? Pages: 1, 2, 3 [font color="#000080"]Hey people, there probly already has been a thread the same as this before, but i'm gonna say it again. What is your favourite t...	PJ	52	09-Mar-2005 04:31
Cardinals and Lemons Hello all, I am putting the finishing touches on my 20 gal high tank (I want bigger but that is the max my apartment complex will allow on the 2nd fl...	kmpaton	8	07-Mar-2005 14:29
do congo tetras need 2 be kept in schools? this may sound silly 2 people but do congo tetras need 2 be kept in schools?(theres one in a tank at school)...	Hoa dude_dude	8	07-Mar-2005 05:50
Lemon Tetras Ok, so I bought five lemon tetras yesterday to fill out my "South American" tank. It is 30 gallons (36" long), and has four bolivian rams, five colum...	vjayshutterbug	3	04-Mar-2005 04:14
Columbian Tetras I saw some Columbian Tetras at the fish store the other day, and figured they might be good "dither" fish for my four young Bolivian Rams. I went ahe...	vjayshutterbug	6	02-Mar-2005 01:57
Lonely Tetra- Too Bad I brought a Cochu's blue tetra home from work today, a steal at $.99. He had been in his tank for at least two months, without any companions of the s...	sirbooks	7	01-Mar-2005 13:56
Breeding neons Pages: 1, 2 I have eight neons in my 29 gallon tank. I am just wondering if it would be worth breeding neons. they already get diseases and i dont want to lose my...	Gerber77	28	28-Feb-2005 23:24
green fire tetras I'd like to hear opinions on the green fire tetra - Aphyocharax rathbuni (a.k.a. emerald tetra). My lfs just got a shipment of them in and I'm...	zoeandmaia	14	28-Feb-2005 18:12
can you help me? i was browsing the internet late last night and came across a really pretty tetra, as im stupid i forgot to note the name down and now cannot find it!...	cols	9	28-Feb-2005 03:31
A neon tetra tank Hi, Ive always wanted to hae a tnak with say 20-30 neons in it. I have a 125 litre going spare soon so think i migth attempt it. What i would like...	cols	4	26-Feb-2005 02:49
Tetras in a 10 gallon tank I have six neon tetras in a ten gallon tank. I am wondering what other tetras I could put in there. I want tetras that swim around and are fun to watc...	Gerber77	9	26-Feb-2005 01:23
tetras in sydney Does anyone know were I could find some long finned sarpe tetras in sydney? (around hornsby,waroonga, a place around there?),any help appreciated...	Hoa dude_dude	4	22-Feb-2005 09:50
adding lemons Could i add some lemon tetras to my 20g. i have 2 bolivian rams and a royal pleco. The plec is just growing out....	greenmonkey51	8	22-Feb-2005 05:39
Bleeding Heart Tetras or Cherry Barbs? I know technically Cherry barbs are Cyprindae but they look a bit like tetras! I am going to add a school of either of these fish to go with my shoal...	tomsouthall	8	20-Feb-2005 21:46
Long fin Serpae Tetras? Are there such things as longfin Serpae Tetras? (there was a fish that looked like a Serpae Tetra at my lfs only it had beautiful fins, almost like a...	Hoa dude_dude	4	20-Feb-2005 00:52
tetras killing guppies I have reason to believe that my 6 black skirt tetras killed my guppies and are now killing my panda cories. Every time i add a new fish my tetras sta...	jefferysgirl	8	19-Feb-2005 06:25
Rummynose Tetras exticnt in my tank?????? Ok i bought 3 new rummy nose tetras on thursday and i wake up this morning to find out two of them are dead! My new flame dwarf gourami...also introdu...	Peter17	7	18-Feb-2005 14:43
aggresive tetras? Hey guyss, I have some neons and glo lights in my 20 long, and i think they are nipping at my cories? Is this normal? I just saw one pick at my l...	SamanthaStorm	5	18-Feb-2005 11:29
are they being eaten or dying? I got 10 neons about a week ago. Since then, I have lost 4. They just come up missing without any trace of a body. They are in a 55 gallon with som...	jenbabe256	7	09-Feb-2005 01:36
piranhas i was thinking of starting a tank for a piranha. i have access to piranhas alot from my whole sale but never really thought about it. n.e way i need...	bettachris	6	08-Feb-2005 01:48
I am now part of the neon tetra statistics I went to the LFS yesterday in hopes of getting a decent size school of cardinal tetras, but once I got there, they were not looking so great so I dec...	jenbabe256	3	07-Feb-2005 19:54
help me decide Ok I know none of you can make the choice for me, but I'd like some opinions. My 55g is currently a South American tank with: 2 angels 1 "adolfoi" cor...	gartenzwerfe	6	07-Feb-2005 07:14
Neon Tetra Disease I am considering getting 6-8 of either Neons, Cardinals or Black Neons. I have seen references to Neon Tetra Disease. How prevelant is this disease...	todash19	6	06-Feb-2005 16:18
Thinking about getting Cardinal's Hi everyone, My 20 has been fully cycled for about a couple weeks now, and I'm thinking of getting a school of Cardinal's for my planted 20 gal long...	Fish On The Brains	3	04-Feb-2005 14:58
neons and cycling Does it just not work? I just set up a 10g and cycled it for a week before adding fish. I bought 6 neon tetra's an put them in the tank, only to fin...	Xiolo	7	04-Feb-2005 06:26
cardinals scarce in UK Recently i have been looking around the LSF's and there has been a serious lack of cardinals anywhere, i was told this is because the stocks coming in...	daveuk	8	03-Feb-2005 00:39
Graeme's Tetra? When I went to my LFS I saw these beautiful little red fish labeled Grame's (sp) phantom tetra. I tried to google them to see if they had any informa...	jenbabe256	1	31-Jan-2005 18:44
how many tetras to be happy in a 10 gal? Hello. I'm new to this forum. Wow! It's very extensive. Anyway, I just got my 10 gallon completely cycled. All is well, except I think I "understo...	littletank	10	30-Jan-2005 18:51
Neons and Cardinals schooling has anyone put a group of neons and a group of cardinals together? if so, do they school together or stick with themselves. thanks...	Eric Wong	3	29-Jan-2005 22:18
Tetras Schooling I'm told the tetras are schooling fish and to keep a certain number so they are happier. I have several different type of tetras (neons, serpae, lemo...	LadyRae	6	28-Jan-2005 22:04
The Filament Characin Most people here on the Board are probably familiar with Filament Barbs, also known as Long-Finned Barbs, scientific name Barbus filamentosus ....	Calilasseia	0	28-Jan-2005 16:50
Has Anyone Heard Of This? My store just got in a shipment of some interesting tetras. They were labeled as "Diamond Neon Tetras", and did indeed look to be the same species as...	sirbooks	8	24-Jan-2005 21:17
Pristellas - Fish That Deserve Some TLC ... Pristella maxillaris - An Old Favourite That Deserves Some TLC One of the staple Characins of the aquarium hobby for many years has be...	Calilasseia	2	24-Jan-2005 18:42
An Unusual Characoid - Distichodus sexfasciatus For those who like their fishes to be fairly big, Distichodus sexfasciatus is a Characoid that fits the bill nicely, although, as will be seen...	Calilasseia	0	24-Jan-2005 17:45
Mystery fish... A month or so ago I noticed a mystery fish swimming around in my female Betta tank. It was about 8mm long, looked very plain and I had no idea what it...	Lucylou	6	24-Jan-2005 14:08
The Big Lemon Tetra Article - Updated! I was originally going to re-post the Lemon Tetra article from the days before the 'Year Zero' archiving, but I thought it would be more fun to write...	Calilasseia	3	24-Jan-2005 06:14
egg sacs?? ive just found a 2cm long pod-like sac in my tank .what do i do now??i have tetras,corys.danios and platys...	suepowelluk	3	23-Jan-2005 21:10
Lemon Tetra. I would like to know some personal experience about Lemon Tetra. Any coments are welcomed. Thanks. :88)...	jasonpisani	9	22-Jan-2005 12:37
Glassfish Tetra Schooler? If I get a group of glassfish tetras will they school together in my 60 gallon tank? I was thinking like 5 or 6 to put in there....	IhAvEsOmEfIsH	16	20-Jan-2005 22:53
How long do Neon Tetras Live? Hiya guys, My colleague wanted to know. Mine don't seem to last long so I decided to keep others....	validator	5	20-Jan-2005 05:07
Need help finding tetras and info on them. I'm getting a 55gal to put in my ba sement. I'm going to try my hand at keeping tetras. All the tetras my lfs does'nt have are the ones I want to get....	C.J.T	12	20-Jan-2005 04:19
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rummynose tetras are sooooo cool lol I was wondering if I can get a school of rummies in my 55gallon. 55gallon- 3 angels 3 pearl gouramis 6 co...	CoryAddict	11	20-Jan-2005 04:15

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