tropicfishman
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neons really do needa be in a school, most likely it will die from fear if not schooled, if you do a school don't panic when they die off quickly, these little guys do this for some reason
Question about Neon Tetras
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JustOneMore20
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I agree with joanne that neons can be hard to keep. I think there are good and bad batches out there. Sometimes you get lucky and get a good batch. I have had my 7 neons for about 8 or 9 months. I have lost 1 so far in the 29g tank and it seemed to have NTD, but no other fish were affected. I never knew if it was. I was told that NTD wasn't all that common, so usually what you think is NTD actually isn't.
I also think they need a high number in a school. I think 6-8 should be the minimum for neons while people usually say 4 for other tetras. I think they need a good size tank also (i.e. atleast 20g). I had them in a 10g with a betta and they hid all the time. I moved them to the 29g and they are out alot. Even with a 3.5in opaline gourami who can be a bully at times. Its just from personal experience though. And it could be that I also have 7 glowlights, which they school with.
A planted tank also seems to help them survive. When mine were in the 10g, I started having a mini-cycle and registered 2ppm of ammonia. I never lost a neon. They seem to be very sensitive to water quality, but not mine...they were troopers. I think having plants and cover helps them feel more secure.
To me neons are like ottos...sometimes you get a good batch and sometimes you don't and most of them die.
I also think they need a high number in a school. I think 6-8 should be the minimum for neons while people usually say 4 for other tetras. I think they need a good size tank also (i.e. atleast 20g). I had them in a 10g with a betta and they hid all the time. I moved them to the 29g and they are out alot. Even with a 3.5in opaline gourami who can be a bully at times. Its just from personal experience though. And it could be that I also have 7 glowlights, which they school with.
A planted tank also seems to help them survive. When mine were in the 10g, I started having a mini-cycle and registered 2ppm of ammonia. I never lost a neon. They seem to be very sensitive to water quality, but not mine...they were troopers. I think having plants and cover helps them feel more secure.
To me neons are like ottos...sometimes you get a good batch and sometimes you don't and most of them die.
canuckaquarist
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Well the other two died lastnight.
I think I may just stay with what I got, or at most add a couple more Blackskirts, they seem pretty hardy. Whiteskirt or Glass Tetras are of the same makeup/family as the Blackskirts right? (so they are hopefully hardy like my Blackskirts have been) Maybe I will get a couple of them instead, 2 Black/2 White.
Thanks again,
Blake
I think I may just stay with what I got, or at most add a couple more Blackskirts, they seem pretty hardy. Whiteskirt or Glass Tetras are of the same makeup/family as the Blackskirts right? (so they are hopefully hardy like my Blackskirts have been) Maybe I will get a couple of them instead, 2 Black/2 White.
Thanks again,
Blake
hc8719
Aquarium Advice Addict
i must of had a good batch then...
9 neons for 4 months and not a problem, i do notice when stores (even petsmart) sells them sickly thin, after a week or so with me they plumped up, there really big now
sorry for your losses guys
9 neons for 4 months and not a problem, i do notice when stores (even petsmart) sells them sickly thin, after a week or so with me they plumped up, there really big now
sorry for your losses guys
