tight schooling fish for hard water

[Jchillin]

I have to agree with Dan (see my sig). They are very active and colorful. Quite hardy also.

 

[TankGirl]

I have kept black tetras and they can be a bit nippy as well but really only the males. They are a very hardy, active fish.

I'm still pleased about the white clouds - I don't think I'll ever be without them.

I think the ich reference was based on the preponderance of ich in the clown loaches at the LFS. Definitely hold out for some healthy specimens, and, of course, quarrantine!

 

[tetrin]

yep TG...clown loaches are notorious for being ichy...
...ich will definitely attack within the first week at the lfs...so i prefer to keep slightly higher temps in the tank to ward off possible attacks...

well...i have no experience about black/red phantoms...but looking at black skirts, their type is more content in defining their territory and defending it from others of their type...

 

[mortiss]

Black neons school nicely - i have relatively hard water and keep a group of 7 along with some von rio tetras which are very pretty as well. They stick together most all the time. I'm also a huge white cloud fan, they become very pretty and color up when they're taken care of and comfortable. Definitely a no fuss fish! As far as an earlier post about the buenos aires tetras, I have a small group of 7 in my 55 gal and they schooled for around a month while they were getting comfortable and since then have territories staked out all over and hardly group as a whole at all.

 

[tetrin]

so can i assume from various opinions that fish generally touted as soft water species can be kept in hard water as long as the conditions are stable and clean?

 

[TankGirl]

That's how I feel about it!