Bloodfin Tetras ^_^

[maxima423]

so i went to my LFS today and they both Harlequin Rasboras and Bloodfin Tetras, i decided to go with Bloodfin Tetras because of a couple of reasons:

1) lots of dead Harlequins in the tank
2) lots of nipped fins on the Harlequins
3) Bloodfin Tetras are awesome lol

but they only had 3 left, i told them to get me 6 -8 more, i was told to come back Tuesday.

ill get more pics later ^_^

 

[meegosh]

Nice looking fish. How big are they now? They look like a pretty decent size. Hopefully all the new ones they get are similar in size!

 

[maxima423]

over an inch, but not 2 inches, they have really colored up ^_^

 

[maxima423]

hard to get picks of these guys

really reddened up after acclimation =]

 

[kaiofcanada]

Nice looking fishies

 

[krap101]

Good choice . Bloodfin tetras are probably some of the most active fish I've seen, really close schoolers, basically spazzes . Fun fish!

 

[WhiteDevil]

They are jumpers too, keep a lid on the tank.
I originally bought 24 of them I am down to 14 but they are very tight schoolers and very timid eaters especially in big tanks with bigger fish, I keep mine in a 210 discus tank

 

[maxima423]

oh are they jumpers =P i didnt have a lid all day yesterday and none of them jumped lol.... i read profiles on them and never did it say they were jumpers =]

i plan on getting at least 7 hehe

and thnx everyone =]

 

[WhiteDevil]

They are jumpers, even discus are jumpers. But yes many of mornings have I found nicely dried out whole fish jerky laying on the floor.

 

[maxima423]

alright ill put a lid on :| thnx for the heads up ^_^

 

[WhiteDevil]

I got an egg crate lid on it now, all you hear every now and then is a smack of scales on plastic.

Ive lost, discus,angels,betta's, all different tetras and even SAE's to jumping. I prefer open top tanks and well the egg crate gives me that plus protection from loss of investment.

 

[maxima423]

**** lol, that sucks, i havent heard anything yet =] ill let you know when they have jumped out haha

 

[maxima423]

just bought 6 more bloodfin tetras, total of 9 now, going to get pics later =]

 

[maxima423]

sorry for the blurry pics, they wont stop moving + my cam sucks =P

 

[mommytron]

nice pickup!