tetra id please

samjpikey · 07-10-2012, 07:56 PM

^^^^

**AzFishKid** · 07-10-2012, 07:58 PM

Gold barb. Not a tetra.

samjpikey · 07-10-2012, 08:15 PM

my lfs were selling them as yellow something tetras !!! ive had 2 for like a year and they havent grown past an inch , thats why i thought they where tetras as barbs grow to about 3 dont they ?????

dannylc · 07-10-2012, 08:20 PM

Gold barbs at their max can reach about 3" yes. Tiger barbs can get bigger but can be vicious.

Gold barbs as you have their are a lovely community fish and do a great little dance when confronting each other.

dannylc · 07-10-2012, 08:21 PM

Stick to Maidenhead Aquatics if you can they will not put you wrong

samjpikey · 07-10-2012, 08:22 PM

yea thats it they do that little dance thing , they shoal with 6 grey fin tetras i have

samjpikey · 07-10-2012, 08:25 PM

i do go maiden head for most my bits , but i did go pets at home once just to have a look and got a couple plants and these 2 barbs but i didnt pay for them for some reason , free fish

but pets at home sucks , they have no idea of keeping fish!

LS6 Tommy · 07-11-2012, 09:13 PM

For some reason all LFS' call fish they can't ID "Tetras"...

Tommy

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07-10-2012, 08:15 PM	#3
samjpikey Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: england Posts: 169	my lfs were selling them as yellow something tetras !!! ive had 2 for like a year and they havent grown past an inch , thats why i thought they where tetras as barbs grow to about 3 dont they ?????

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dannylc Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: England UK Posts: 236	Gold barbs at their max can reach about 3" yes. Tiger barbs can get bigger but can be vicious. Gold barbs as you have their are a lovely community fish and do a great little dance when confronting each other.

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dannylc Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: England UK Posts: 236	Stick to Maidenhead Aquatics if you can they will not put you wrong

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samjpikey Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: england Posts: 169	yea thats it they do that little dance thing , they shoal with 6 grey fin tetras i have

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samjpikey Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: england Posts: 169	i do go maiden head for most my bits , but i did go pets at home once just to have a look and got a couple plants and these 2 barbs but i didnt pay for them for some reason , free fish but pets at home sucks , they have no idea of keeping fish!