Following up about the Orange Von Rio Tetras, they would not be good fish with a betta because of their orange color, correct?
They shouldn't be too much of a problem but I don't really know. IMO the biggest issue is flowy fins, color isn't as big of a deal.
Also, if anyone knows of a fish that is generally compatible with a male betta, 8 harlequin rasboras, and 6 cory cats please let me know! Thanks!
Well for a 36 gallon you are still around half stocked IMO, maybe around 60%. You could add one more school of fish, a ram/apisto, a small school of otos (once the tank matures), and a colony of shrimp.
Can you suggest a few tetras that are peaceful? Thanks.
Rummynose are great, but they are prone to disease and are fragile, but only at first. They are perfectly hardy and not very susceptible to disease once they are settled in.
Neons and cardinals are good options, but neons can be doomed from the start due to poor breeding (or so I've heard), and cardinals are more sensitive to pH (or so I've heard). Not 100% if those two things are true though.
Bloodfins are nice but some say that they are agressive at times. I've never seen any aggression from mine except I went on a 3 day vacation and came back to one less than when I left. So someone got hungry...
Lemons are just generally great. I don't have any experience with them but they seem peaceful and hardy. Same goes for lamp eye tetras, which are just about
the most underrated fish ever. I loved mine.
Black phantoms are cool, although some say that they can be nippy, but I doubt that this is true. Probably not that much, and they look really awesome!
There are really a ton of different tetras, which is why they are my favorite kind of fish (and that's why I was quick to defend them).