Are all tetras naturally spazzy? - Aquarium Advice

Yodlem · 07-23-2006, 04:22 PM

yeah...every time i do smt like put a towel over the tank, my tetra(s) spazz real bad. Bad enough to knock some pebbles off the ground of the tank.

hahah they're fine but it's just...awkward.

Mosaic · 07-23-2006, 04:39 PM

Mine are the same way. Being that small, they're probably always worried about getting eaten, so they gotta stay on their toes.
Mine are particularly dopey. I had to take out my CO2 bubble ladder out because one kept getting himself stuck behind it Thats quite a feat considering he's a pretty big tetra, bigger than the space between the ladder and the wall. He had to put some effort into that.

I do love them though.

Yodlem · 07-23-2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosaic

Mine are the same way. Being that small, they're probably always worried about getting eaten, so they gotta stay on their toes.
Mine are particularly dopey. I had to take out my CO2 bubble ladder out because one kept getting himself stuck behind it Thats quite a feat considering he's a pretty big tetra, bigger than the space between the ladder and the wall. He had to put some effort into that.

I do love them though.

haha that's funny...

Jarred Darque · 07-24-2006, 12:43 AM

My problem isnt the neons, it is the guppies....tehy think they are neons, and try and school with them...kinda funny to see a female guppy schooling with balck neons

Mosaic · 07-24-2006, 04:13 PM

My female krib tried to school with my tetras! This went on for about two weeks. They were about the same size at the time. Luckily she figured it out and spawned with the male, like a good little fishy.

justrelax · 07-24-2006, 05:54 PM

my tetra's are the farthest thing from spazzy. sometimes i wonder if they're all on sedatives or something.. lol. seriously though, it takes an awful lot to get any of my fish to freak out. for the most part everyone stays pretty calm. especially the tetra's. at feeding the angels freak out a bit, but the tetra's all kind of just chill in the middle and wait for the food to come to them.
what kind of tetra's do you have?

07-23-2006, 04:22 PM	#1
Yodlem Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 86	Are all tetras naturally spazzy? yeah...every time i do smt like put a towel over the tank, my tetra(s) spazz real bad. Bad enough to knock some pebbles off the ground of the tank. hahah they're fine but it's just...awkward.

07-23-2006, 04:39 PM	#2
Mosaic Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 646 Images: 3	Mine are the same way. Being that small, they're probably always worried about getting eaten, so they gotta stay on their toes. Mine are particularly dopey. I had to take out my CO2 bubble ladder out because one kept getting himself stuck behind it Thats quite a feat considering he's a pretty big tetra, bigger than the space between the ladder and the wall. He had to put some effort into that. I do love them though. __________________ I just want my planted tanks to be perfect. Is that so much to ask? 55g: (Mostly) African riverine species: Alestes Chaperi, breeding pair of Kribs, and rhino pleco 30g: Newly established reef tank 10g: Planted but fishless 5g: Unplanted with various snail species 2.5g: Heavily planted with betta.

07-24-2006, 04:13 PM	#5
Mosaic Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 646 Images: 3	My female krib tried to school with my tetras! This went on for about two weeks. They were about the same size at the time. Luckily she figured it out and spawned with the male, like a good little fishy. __________________ I just want my planted tanks to be perfect. Is that so much to ask? 55g: (Mostly) African riverine species: Alestes Chaperi, breeding pair of Kribs, and rhino pleco 30g: Newly established reef tank 10g: Planted but fishless 5g: Unplanted with various snail species 2.5g: Heavily planted with betta.

07-24-2006, 05:54 PM	#6
justrelax Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Grand Haven, MI Posts: 734 Images: 8	my tetra's are the farthest thing from spazzy. sometimes i wonder if they're all on sedatives or something.. lol. seriously though, it takes an awful lot to get any of my fish to freak out. for the most part everyone stays pretty calm. especially the tetra's. at feeding the angels freak out a bit, but the tetra's all kind of just chill in the middle and wait for the food to come to them. what kind of tetra's do you have? __________________ BELIEVE 30 Gallon FW. 1 Albino Bushynose Plecostomus, 2 Harlequin Raspboras, and 1 Male German Blue Ram

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07-24-2006, 12:43 AM	#4
Jarred Darque Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 666	My problem isnt the neons, it is the guppies....tehy think they are neons, and try and school with them...kinda funny to see a female guppy schooling with balck neons

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