Recommend Tetra for 2ft tank

**sonique** · 11th Jun 2007, 14:44

recommend a tetra that can school in a 2ft tank in mid level...seems like some tetras are top level...
cardinals seem to swim in a school if they are large in numbers. Had 20 of them but don't seem to school in a 2ft tank. Maybe should buy more but how many more can i keep in a 2ft tank?
Microrasboras 'galaxy' seem to school in mid and bottom level but expensive to buy...

**illumnae** · 11th Jun 2007, 14:47

rummy-noses are pretty and school well...i've got 90+ in my tank and they swim in a big group all the time. my black phantoms are also schooling in a group of about 20

**ahaetulla** · 11th Jun 2007, 17:26

I'd recommend that you don't buy galaxies (now known as Celestichthys margaritatus) for now, as they are currently being overfished in their native habitat, and are not currently farmbred.

IMHO, glowlight tetras are good low to mid level fish. They school quite tightly and don't spend a lot of time at the top (though it's a different story at feeding time...

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**Tetra Lover** · 11th Jun 2007, 17:58

Originally Posted by illumnae

rummy-noses are pretty and school well...i've got 90+ in my tank and they swim in a big group all the time. my black phantoms are also schooling in a group of about 20

I agree with illumnae that rummy nose tetra is a good choice for schooling fish. They are very majestic looking with their red nose when they are given good water conditions.

**sonique** · 12th Jun 2007, 03:53

hmm...ok, will hunt for rummynose...
will take a look at glowlight too..thanx guys..!!

**CacaManiac** · 13th Jul 2007, 21:23

rummynoses would hang out in the middle to the bottom of the tank... get a school of about 6 congo tetras they stay mostly close to the surface.. keeps my cardinals and rummies schooling great.

**Jungle-mania** · 15th Jul 2007, 22:19

For a 2 footer, most tetras will get pretty big and it might get cramp in time. I have 12 ember tetras and 2 dario dario and it looks cramp for a 2 footer as it is. Rather than looking for a particular species, since most will school, the key idea is to keep your number reasonably to say about 20 or so.

**collina** · 3rd Sep 2007, 18:03

Bros I have 20 neons 20 rummy and 20 rasbara in a 2 footer planted, Is it too much?

**Pork Life** · 3rd Sep 2007, 18:53

I got 50 neon tetra in 2 ft tank...

. Seems managable if you keep up with weekly water changes and feed sparingly.

**Cacatuoides** · 3rd Sep 2007, 20:11

If you have good water conditions with a dark background, go with a school of rummy nose as suggested by bros above....

they school well together and exibihits bright red heads and patterns of black strips on their tail.....if not, my other suggestion would be rasbora espei or harlequin...

**veggieboy** · 14th Oct 2007, 01:44

Originally Posted by Pork Life

I got 50 neon tetra in 2 ft tank...

. Seems managable if you keep up with weekly water changes and feed sparingly.

how many tetras would you guys advice to keep in a 1 1/2 ft tank.

hmmm what do you mean by feed sparingly? how much is that to be?
the more fishes you have the lesser you feed them?
how does that work by the way..

oh and one more question does algae flakes work fine with tetras?

sorry.. just curious.

**corydora** · 18th Nov 2007, 21:07

Originally Posted by veggieboy

how many tetras would you guys advice to keep in a 1 1/2 ft tank.

hmmm what do you mean by feed sparingly? how much is that to be?
the more fishes you have the lesser you feed them?
how does that work by the way..

oh and one more question does algae flakes work fine with tetras?

sorry.. just curious.

Feed sparingly means just be extra careful about not overfeeding...they are omnivores, so a diet made purely out of algae flakes might be a bit imbalanced.

If I may add...you might want to check out blackskirt tetras. I have 5 in a 2ft and they school even in such small numbers. Hang out around the midlevels as well, and they are very hardy.

Tetras are very low-waste fish, so they can be kept in unusually large numbers...the only problem is usually space as they need lots of swimming room to thrive and look good.