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 Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:19 pm
Neon Tetras
Scientific name:Paracheirodon Innesi/Hyphessobrycon innesi
Size:1-1.5 inches
Temperature:68-80°F
pH:5.0-7.0
Diet:Omnivorus, most foods will work okay as long as they're for tropical fish.
Behavior:Keep in school. Verry peaceful, good for comunity tanks.
Note: These fish are often kept in crowded tanks so make sure you buy healthy looking fish.
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:23 pm
Cardinal Tetra
Scientific name:Paracheirodon axelrodi
Size:1-2 inches
Temperature:72-82°F
pH:4.0-6.0
Diet:Omnivorus, most foods will work okay as long as they're for tropical fish.
Behavior:Keep in school. Verry peaceful, good for comunity tanks.
Note: Slightly larger than Neon's and dont have the silver spot on their belly. Also, if kept in hard water Cardinals can suffer from blockage and die unexplicably.
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:28 pm
Head and Tail Light Tetras
Scientific name: Hemigrammus ocellifer/Tetragonopterus ocellifer/Hemibrycon ocellifer
Size:1.76 inches
Temperature:75-79°F
pH:6.3-7.0
Diet:Omnivorus, most foods will work okay as long as they're for tropical fish.
Behavior:Peaceful, shy. Keep 3 or more (hang out in center of tank)
Note: Verry easy to care for and verry beautiful under the right lighting. They have an eye-sized dot on their tail which looks really cool in larger schools (makes it look like there are even more fish)
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:32 pm
Serpae Tetras
Scientific name: Hyphessobrycon eques [and many other names]
Size:2 inches
Temperature:72-80°F
pH:6.0-7.0
Diet:Omnivorus, most foods will work okay as long as they're for tropical fish.
Behavior:Usualy peaceful, but it can get roudy at times. Serpae's are minor fin nipers so dont keep them with fish that have delicate fins.
Note:Can be hard to find in stores. Not very popular (due to the fin nipping).[EDIT]I've actualy seen them in every store I've been to, and i've even seen a neon version, I guess it was old information I found ^^; [EDIT]
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:35 pm
Lemon Tetras
Scientific name:Hyphessobrycon pulchripinni
Size:2 inches
Temperature:72-79°F
pH:5.0-7.0
Diet:Omnivorus, most foods will work okay as long as they're for tropical fish.
Behavior:Keep in schools. Great peaceful fish for comunity tanks.
Note:Lemon tetras prefer a tank that is heavily planted at the sides, and relatively soft, acidic conditions. Without such care, they tend to lose their deep yellow color.
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:41 pm
Rummy-nose Tetra
Scientific name:Hemigrammus bleheri [also called Firehead Tetra]
Size:2 inches
Temperature:73-77°F
pH:7.0-7.5
Diet:Omnivorus, most foods will work okay as long as they're for tropical fish.
Behavior:Peaceful when kept in schools. Will associate with Neon and Cardinal tetras
Note:Good fish for beginers, but dont keep it with agressive fish as they tends to be shy and you'll never get to see them
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