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    How long does it take for the ember tetra to turn orange or red? please share the feeding diet, any special requirement?
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    Live foods will always bring out the most spectacular colours in the fishes...
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    how long??? err.. that depends.. on what you feed.. what you have in your tank.. and whether the fishes feel good in your tank..

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    I had the impression that the pH of the water plays a part too. Something to consider.

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    Something else to consider as well. A larger school will make them feel a lot more comfortable, and bring out their colour better.

    BTW, it's ember and not amber.

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    I have 50-5 of them ( 5 died after being quarantined), together with my rasboras (espei, harlequin), boraras maculatus, otos and plenty of malayan.

    I will try live bloodworms or live brine shrimps then. Will frozen bloodworm still be okay? because i do not want a contamination with live food going bad
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    They will, once they settled down. Don't be unduly worried.
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    It took me a couple of weeks before my ember tetras become very orange/reddish. some of the tetras will be redder than others. just be patient and let them settle down.

    I didn't feed any special food. Just your typical dry fish food, and the occassional baby brine shrimp treats. They love the treats .

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    Hi all, abit off topic....BUT anyone got a picture of ember tetra? and is it suitable for 1ft cube setup? Thanks!
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    yes.. suitable for 1 ft cube tank, but no more than 6, in my opnion
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    Quote Originally Posted by ronald_t80 View Post
    Hi all, abit off topic....BUT anyone got a picture of ember tetra? and is it suitable for 1ft cube setup? Thanks!
    This is how a Ember tetra looks like.



    But you usually wouldn't see it so orange in a LFS. The deep orange colouration comes after the fish is stable in your tank.
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    Well, if heavily planted and very well filtered, you may get by with stocking more as they don't grow very big, about 2cm SL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by valice View Post
    This is how a Ember tetra looks like.

    But you usually wouldn't see it so orange in a LFS. The deep orange colouration comes after the fish is stable in your tank.


    Thanks valice....thought i saw this fish somewhere after seeing the pictures. Will get about 9 for the 1ft cube....hope its enough.
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    wow, that is really deep colouration. I thought it is quite a plain fish among the others in LFS
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    These guys have been with me for nearly 2 years. So are very stable and all have this deep colouration.
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    what's the maximum size of ember tetra? thanks.
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    lowell, see post #12.

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    Ember Tetra

    I got 8 of them last Sunday. Two of them in deep orange now. However, the rest are still very light. Is it those two in deep orange are male and the rest are female?

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    Considering it has only been a few days since they were in the tank, it may be still too early to tell. As mentioned, some will take weeks to settle down and show their colours.

    However, it is said that males are more richer in colour than females. The other way to tell the sex of the adults is by the size, where females are generally larger and deeper bodied than males.

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    I wonder if ember tetra still schoolling after long time in the tank.
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