Your favourite kind of tetra

[Simon]

Hemigrammopetersius caudalis aka yellow-tail congo


I had them before, smaller than congo tetra

Paracheirodon simulans aka Green Neon Tetra

[checkerboard]

yup yup, that's yello congo...

but the colour will become more intense with age and good conditions!!!
had them before very long time ago as well, can't seems to get them nowadays!

green neon, very tiny fishes, but nice too!!!

[Little Mike]

Thanks Simon, very nice pix! (Can the Green Neon really look green? It seems to me it looks shiny blue instead.)[:0]

[hwchoy]

greenish blue

[Little Mike]

well, thanks. gotta buy some (8-16) to add to my tetra tank. i was obsessed by the black neon actually. now wanna see if it could be my new love instead.

[spike]

I personally like the green neon and rummy nose .........[:] [:] [:]

[fishboy]

1-Cardinals
2-Rummynose
3-Green Neon
4-Rasbora(those goldeny ones) err issit a tetra?

Imagine a shoal of 200 each and 6 Heckels swimming among them in a 9 ft planted tank. *droooool*[]

[hwchoy]

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On 4/12/2003 9:23:52 AM

well, thanks. gotta buy some (8-16) to add to my tetra tank. i was obsessed by the black neon actually. now wanna see if it could be my new love instead.
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green neon more suited to a not-too-bright tank, their colours are more subtle.

[Davidd]

wow nice pix of the green neon, simon.

Its not very common is it, havent seen it at any LFS. But it will look fantastic in a group.

Just a tangential question:1) do tetras of different species school together?

2)is 6 too small an amount for schooling behaviour to occur?

2 of my neons seem to stick to each other quite abit, but the whole group of 6 never school together one. a bit disappointed. Does the presence of a bigger fish help induce schooling behaviour?

[hwchoy]

its not that uncommon but you may not have realise it is NOT a faded cardinal Gan usually got A LOT!

[turaco]

Schooling- Never attended any fish school [] but from what I've noticed, fish of the same species normally school together. Those single individual will eventually join the club & school with them. 6 is enough to form a school. Bigger fish to induce schooling behaviour? If the bigger fish is ferocious, I think they will duck for cover! Otherwise not likely.

Turaco.

[leafhorn]

Yellow tail Congo hougang ave3 blk 108 Fish Corner have a few I think, donno still have or not? I think the normal Congo looks alot better than the yellow tails.

Nobody likes big tetras like pacus? They school also. Saw four in a pond schooling.

[philtre]

rummynose!
I like!

[Cardinal Tetra]

i think the 'official' count for a real school is 7.

[leafhorn]

But they chose to swim side by side and will follow each other.

[lorba]

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On 4/12/2003 10:37:57 PM

Schooling- Never attended any fish school [] but from what I've noticed, fish of the same species normally school together. Those single individual will eventually join the club & school with them. 6 is enough to form a school. Bigger fish to induce schooling behaviour? If the bigger fish is ferocious, I think they will duck for cover! Otherwise not likely.

Turaco.
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I think to certain extend, bigger fish will induce that behavior. Its just normal survival instinct. Horses and zebras 'schools' and forms protective rings to fend themselves when in danger too.

Humans in a robbed bank also stay close together when taken hostage, don't they? Just hoping that they wont stand out and be singled out. (extreme example...)

[NaRcOsIs]

1) Cardinal Tetra
2) Rummynose Tetra
3) Glowlight Tetra

in order of preference and quantity in tank

[lorba]

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On 4/14/2003 2:21:37 AM

i think the 'official' count for a real school is 7.
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How official?