What tetra Now?

CardBoardBoxProcessor · 10-12-2006, 01:34 AM

Well my 55 gallon has 9 Black Skirts in it, they are so pretty! is 9 a good number or do they want more? like 13 or something?

anyway, i want to add another large school of larger then average tetra.. what should I add? I am thinkign columbian tetra, or emperor.

what do you think? anythign else I could add that is pretty and not mentioning?

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JenThePlantGeek · 10-12-2006, 02:37 AM

Diamond tetras are pretty.

cliner · 10-12-2006, 02:52 AM

Kerri, Buenos Aires and Bleeding Hearts all get pretty big.

CardBoardBoxProcessor · 10-12-2006, 03:46 AM

I kind of want somethgin with color.. how many colobian and emperors could i do? 9 of them as well?

**bharada** · 10-12-2006, 03:56 AM

After my Colombians spawned I had 25 of them (4 adults and 21 fry) in a 40g tank.

They're not much on schooling, though. I moved them all into my 125g tank and some of the juvis will school with the Hengeli Rasboras, but most are just scattered throughout the tank.

I saw a photo of a large tank (maybe one of Jeff Senske's) that had hundreds of Bleeding Hearts in it. It looked awesome.

For any of the bigger tetras you could do 10-12 in your 55 so long as there's not a lot of other fish already in there.

CardBoardBoxProcessor · 10-12-2006, 04:15 AM

i have 9 Black skirt tetras. I have three really fat females.. how would i get them to spawn? a tank ful of all black skirts would be spiffy.

**bharada** · 10-12-2006, 02:16 PM

I really don't know why my Colombians spawned. I have really hard water so they shouldn't have been "in the mood," so to speak.

Some say to feed them well with live/frozen food for a couple of weeks, then do a large water change with cooler water (maybe a 5-10° temp drop from current tank conditions). This simulates the rainy season.

But mostly, have a lot of vegitation for any resulting eggs/fry to mature in...unless you care to transfer eggs to a nursury tank. I had a volleyball-sized clump of Pellia in my tank where the fry hung out—safe from predation.

Ibn · 10-12-2006, 04:05 PM

Diamond and pristella tetras have some coloration on them.

tha_beeg · 10-12-2006, 04:19 PM

black diamonds or columbians

10-12-2006, 01:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
CardBoardBoxProcessor Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 864	What tetra Now? Well my 55 gallon has 9 Black Skirts in it, they are so pretty! is 9 a good number or do they want more? like 13 or something? anyway, i want to add another large school of larger then average tetra.. what should I add? I am thinkign columbian tetra, or emperor. what do you think? anythign else I could add that is pretty and not mentioning?

10-12-2006, 02:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
JenThePlantGeek Carebear (View User Tanks) PTrader: (35) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,097	Diamond tetras are pretty. __________________ Circle City Aquarium Club (Indianapolis) - BOD & Horticulture Awards Program Chair I <3 Eheim #195 Everyone seems normal... until you get to know them.

10-12-2006, 03:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
bharada Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,581	After my Colombians spawned I had 25 of them (4 adults and 21 fry) in a 40g tank. They're not much on schooling, though. I moved them all into my 125g tank and some of the juvis will school with the Hengeli Rasboras, but most are just scattered throughout the tank. I saw a photo of a large tank (maybe one of Jeff Senske's) that had hundreds of Bleeding Hearts in it. It looked awesome. For any of the bigger tetras you could do 10-12 in your 55 so long as there's not a lot of other fish already in there. __________________ —Bill sfbaaps \| My site

10-12-2006, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
bharada Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,581	I really don't know why my Colombians spawned. I have really hard water so they shouldn't have been "in the mood," so to speak. Some say to feed them well with live/frozen food for a couple of weeks, then do a large water change with cooler water (maybe a 5-10° temp drop from current tank conditions). This simulates the rainy season. But mostly, have a lot of vegitation for any resulting eggs/fry to mature in...unless you care to transfer eggs to a nursury tank. I had a volleyball-sized clump of Pellia in my tank where the fry hung out—safe from predation. __________________ —Bill sfbaaps \| My site

10-12-2006, 04:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ibn Moderator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 3,106	Diamond and pristella tetras have some coloration on them. __________________ Eric

10-12-2006, 02:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
cliner Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Paltz, NY Posts: 292	Kerri, Buenos Aires and Bleeding Hearts all get pretty big.

10-12-2006, 03:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
CardBoardBoxProcessor Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 864	I kind of want somethgin with color.. how many colobian and emperors could i do? 9 of them as well?

10-12-2006, 04:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
CardBoardBoxProcessor Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 864	i have 9 Black skirt tetras. I have three really fat females.. how would i get them to spawn? a tank ful of all black skirts would be spiffy.

10-12-2006, 04:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
tha_beeg Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2006 Location: louisiana Posts: 90	black diamonds or columbians __________________ 20 gallon planted soon to come!! 75 gallon planted surprise! Insert words of wisdom here "I feel like a hero and you are my heroine"

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