Tetras

Tetras, Hatchetfish, Pencilfish, Other Characin Fish (Silver Dollar, Headstander, Leporinus)
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If water parameters and tank size etc weren’t an issue which 2 types of tetra would you keep together?
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It would depend on the tank water temperature and what other fish you have.
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I have cardinals and harlequins.
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Serpae and Green Neons. I think the bright Red and stunning blue/green shimmer would contrast really nicely. It's doable in a soft acidic dark tank.
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Blue + Glowlights, probably. For very similar hue-related reasons as above. :)
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I saw some tetras at wildwoods Enfield yesterday which looked like oversized black neons with a flash of yellow on their sides. Can’t recall their name unfortunately. They were pretty big for tetras, Congo sized. So them and congos if I had the space.
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mikeyboy123 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 23:10 pm I saw some tetras at wildwoods Enfield yesterday which looked like oversized black neons with a flash of yellow on their sides. Can’t recall their name unfortunately. They were pretty big for tetras, Congo sized. So them and congos if I had the space.
There’s a few new Moenkhausia spp that sound like that. I have a hunch you might have seen one of these two…

https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/ ... described/

If it’s not them, try M. heikoi and M. phaeonota.
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Heikoi most similar to what I saw. Not 100% it was them though.
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Lemons and rummynose (which I've had in the past), or, for a bigger tank, emperors and Buenos Aires (I've had penguins and BAs but have decided that emperors are more favourite than penguins). :)
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Probably the ones I do have. Cardinal tetras and albino congo tetras
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