How many Neon Tetras should I add at a time?

[Pilot]

Ok, I am going to be adding 5 Neon Tetras. Should I add 1 and add another the next week until I get 5 or add 2 at a time and then two the next week?

 

[trotty]

How big is the tank? if its only small what else do you have in the tank? I've added 5 to a 40 litre with no problem..... It had 2 Gouramis and a Discus living happily and a couple of Anubius plants. It was well established though.

 

[mrspughster]

I added 5 at the same time and had no problem. Still have them all and that was before Christmas.

 

[Andos99]

You should add more then 5 if your tank is big enough. I would say 8-12......we need to know how big your tank is though to give you better advice.

 

[Florida8]

I agree, given your tank is big enough... and fully cycled, good water, add 5 -9... you will enjoy them more if they school

These are my favorite FW fish next to the Betta.

 

[Pilot]

Right now, I have a 10 gallon tank with 2 Black Tetras, a Silver Molly, and a Pleco. I posted a thread whether or not I would be crowding the tank, and someone told me no. And yes, the tank is cycled. I haven't added any fish, other than the ones i just said, for 6 weeks now.

 

[toddnbecka]

IMO, return the molly, and add 8 neons. They like schools, and will be happier w/out the molly, not to mention that's about all you want to put in a 10 gallon tank.

 

[ryan]

i agree take the molly back.the neons look great in schools i have them in my tank you can probaly fit about 8 or 9 in there.

 

[GouramiFanatic]

When I first added to my 10 gallon tank, I added 8 fish all at once - (4) Neons and (4) Von Rio Tetras. All of them survived and did great for months. Since then, I've lost (2) Von Rios (several weeks apart), but everyone else is thriving!

 

[DaLoach]

ive kept 25 neons in a planted and well filtered 10g w/o problems. 30 were added at the same time to a mature tank. kuhli loaches for the bottom.

 

[ryan]

the 30 neons are doing good in your 10 g isnt it crowded . maybe i should get more neons.

 

[coolchinchilla]

I recently added 5 neons to an established 15 gallon tank. I'm a little worried about these guys adjusting to my hard water, so for the next few weeks I'm planning to change a gallon or so of water every other day in addition to weekly changes of 5 gallons. For my delicate neons, I'm hoping that refreshing the water frequently will help them adjust and the bio filter to adjust.

my 2 cents.