very wierd - Aquarium Advice

ryan · 03-21-2006, 07:37 PM

i had 3 green neon tetras that i bought about 3 days ago now i only have one and i have more neon teras did it change into one like it got a red stripe or something?

TCTFish · 03-24-2006, 04:56 PM

It's possible that during transport or when you bought the fish, it's colors could have been a bit 'washed out'. They may have colored up since you got them

ryan · 03-24-2006, 05:47 PM

he was in the green neon tank and was the same size as the rest .but it could be possible thanks.

TCTFish · 03-24-2006, 05:54 PM

Something else with keeping that same senerio in mind...

When new batches of fish come into a store, their colors are washed out, especially in the bags and can be very difficult to positively ID them (if there are several tetras in the order) from each other. Accidently mixing batches of fish is common...LOL. I've done it myself as well as many other employees. They usually get their colors back while floating in the tanks acclimating to temps, but sometimes not until they've been released and adjusted to some degree. Then we can see which tetras are which. Green tetras aren't much different from neons and brandy new, they can appear identical. Don't worry. They're not prejudice. They will typically school with each other.

03-21-2006, 07:37 PM	#1
ryan Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: pickering, ontario Posts: 378	very wierd i had 3 green neon tetras that i bought about 3 days ago now i only have one and i have more neon teras did it change into one like it got a red stripe or something?

03-24-2006, 04:56 PM	#2
TCTFish Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,470 Images: 20	It's possible that during transport or when you bought the fish, it's colors could have been a bit 'washed out'. They may have colored up since you got them __________________ http://www.tricitytropicals.com ------------------------------------ We, as a people, know so much more about outer space than we do about our own oceans. This lack of knowledge can very well spell the dangers that lay in wait for us. The oceans surely would swallow us before a rock comes down to smite the planet of it's life. Nov/2004

03-24-2006, 05:54 PM	#4
TCTFish Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,470 Images: 20	Something else with keeping that same senerio in mind... When new batches of fish come into a store, their colors are washed out, especially in the bags and can be very difficult to positively ID them (if there are several tetras in the order) from each other. Accidently mixing batches of fish is common...LOL. I've done it myself as well as many other employees. They usually get their colors back while floating in the tanks acclimating to temps, but sometimes not until they've been released and adjusted to some degree. Then we can see which tetras are which. Green tetras aren't much different from neons and brandy new, they can appear identical. Don't worry. They're not prejudice. They will typically school with each other. __________________ http://www.tricitytropicals.com ------------------------------------ We, as a people, know so much more about outer space than we do about our own oceans. This lack of knowledge can very well spell the dangers that lay in wait for us. The oceans surely would swallow us before a rock comes down to smite the planet of it's life. Nov/2004

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03-24-2006, 05:47 PM	#3
ryan Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: pickering, ontario Posts: 378	he was in the green neon tank and was the same size as the rest .but it could be possible thanks.