Anyone with experience keeping Ruby Tetras?

**Cacatuoides** · 19th Aug 2006, 23:48

Hi folks,

Anyone keeping rubies? Care to share your experiences? Thanks!
Thinking of getting a group for my 2ft tank..

**Quixotic** · 19th Aug 2006, 23:57

This is the fish yes?

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...highlight=ruby

Ruby tetras are characins, not cyprinids. Scientific name is Axelrodia riesei.

**Cacatuoides** · 20th Aug 2006, 00:18

oops! moderators please help me move to appropriate section, thanks!

**ranmasatome** · 20th Aug 2006, 00:24

done.. and Anyway.. i used to keep some.. very very nice for the smaller thank i find.. but if you give them alot of foilage.. they tend to hide inside until its feeding time.. i feel they would be better fish if you have scapes that are more open..

**baranne** · 20th Aug 2006, 00:27

still have those fishes

they school loosely, but are really nice fishes... some of mine tend to hide till feeding time... some are ok... excellent for small tanks

**Cacatuoides** · 20th Aug 2006, 00:35

mine is a 2footer...still in initial stage so the plants has not fully grown yet..... is there any other nice sch of small fish to recommend? *fish that does not threaten fries of apistos* hehe

**ranmasatome** · 20th Aug 2006, 00:42

threaten fries of apistos????? you're talking about characins here you know..

**Cacatuoides** · 20th Aug 2006, 00:46

oops

**whoosh** · 7th Sep 2006, 01:05

How big can this fish grow to?

**valice** · 7th Sep 2006, 01:11

Originally Posted by Cacatuoides

mine is a 2footer...still in initial stage so the plants has not fully grown yet..... is there any other nice sch of small fish to recommend? *fish that does not threaten fries of apistos* hehe

Actually, there might be a chance for your fries to survive if your foliage is really hugh... You seen before GreenChapter's main show tank? There is a breeding pair of A. eunotus (if I am not wrong), and mum and fries are all happily hiding away in the foilage...

But then, i am talking about a 10ft tank lar...

**stormhawk** · 8th Sep 2006, 14:38

Originally Posted by whoosh

How big can this fish grow to?

About 2cm or so. This is based on my own rubies that are still alive in my 3footer. They are quite small so to speak, but easy to keep.

**Ah_ZhaN** · 11th Sep 2006, 02:41

Argh~~~ These buggers attacked my crs and killed them all!

Now I am not sure if I should keep them or replace them with crs instead... sigh...Anyone tried to keep them with cherry shrimps succesfully ?

**lEddyl** · 11th Sep 2006, 06:31

are you sure?
i kept them with my cherry. so far so good

**Ah_ZhaN** · 11th Sep 2006, 18:58

Yep...I witnessed it myself...maybe my crs too small or what. Guess I will try cherry shrimps instead...

**stormhawk** · 11th Sep 2006, 21:53

Tetras with shrimps are a big no-no. If the tetras are hungry, baby shrimps will become food for them.

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