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greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	im getting a school of tetras for my 20g. there is going to be 2 bolivian rams in there. would there be any species of tetra that couldn't go in there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	I'd stay away from known nippy tetras like Columbians and Serpaes, and obviously away from the largest one, like Piranha and Buckteeth and so on, but otherwise your option are fairly open. Oh, and skip Phantoms of any color as well, they prefer much lower temperatures than your Rams. And of course painted tetras. Actually it's raher a long "don't" list isn't it? -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	I'd stay away from known nippy tetras like Columbians and Serpaes, and obviously away from the largest one, like Piranha and Buckteeth racso told me parahnas arent tetras same with pacus for that matter and silver dollars etc. I would go with neons.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Well, pirahnas and tetras belong to the same family (Charicans), so I guess if you really wanted to, you could call them tetras. Personally, I would go with glowlights. Peaceful, fairly hardy, and great looking. Joe Potato
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	I would go with Cardinals or Glowlights. I have both in my 29 gallon with my Bolivian Rams, and the Rams ignore them. It's even recommended to have a school of tetras with Rams as dither fish Oh, and I recommend cardinals or glowlights because glowlights have personality and cardinals are just beautiful [span class="edited"][Edited by Tetra Fan 2004-08-05 14:57][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	i dont want cardinals seem too hard. i was thinking of redeyes or black neons. what are the other tetras that are common and not hardy.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	NOT hardy? i hope u mean hardy...and what's hard about cardinals? i've kept them for decades and have never had any more or less probs than with other fish...and they are certainly longer living and hardier than neons IMo...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	lol not hardy glowlights and black neons are very hardy IME, and they look nice as well cfd -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Cardinals are not hard to keep at all. They were amongst my first fish and i have never lost any of them. What makes you think they are hard? My pH is even up at 7.6 [span class="edited"][Edited by Tetra Fan 2004-08-06 08:09][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	With Bolivian Rams ... hmm, try Lemons. They're adaptable, look great once they've coloured up, and will contrast nicely with the Bolivian Rams' blue. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Bolivian Rams don't have blue. They are more yellow and have little, if any blue in them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	altospinosa? I'm sure they have blue in them ... Remind me to check the pics ... Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	when looking through forums i just get the idea that they arn't hardy.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Cardinal Tetras are actually really hardy. You just need to take a bit of time to acclimate them Oh, and here is what the Bolivian Ram looks like There is a little blue, but yellow is what mainly stands out. Well...here is a pretty good picture of a Bolivian Ram, He's mine Any way, I think the blues in the cardinal tetras would look good with the yellow in the Bolivian Ram, IME. Plus, they are rather hardy IME[/font] [span class="edited"][Edited by Tetra Fan 2004-08-06 11:27][/span]
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