Dixon1990 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 What is the difference between the 2? I look at pictures on the net and they both look the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz_Nomad Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 They are virtually the same. There is less red on the green apparently, and the blue area is more sort of greenish and supposedly more "Brilliant". Green Neon Tetras are occasionally called false tetras, I think. I imagine that unless you're showing them to a real tetra expert, the only true difference will be about five bucks a fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 have you guys seen the gold neons tetras (albino neon tetras)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I have seen "albino neon tetras" at animates but they didnt have as much red on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I am finding the misuse of the word "albino" to be annoying. For something to be albino it must be white with red eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I am finding the misuse of the word "albino" to be annoying. For something to be albino it must be white with red eyes. I agree... but maybe pink eyes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 It is actually an albino form Caryl- Not all albino animals are completely white. (it does have red eyes though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hi All. Albinism is caused by a lack of "melanin" in the cells of the body. As a consequence the colour of an "Albino" can vary slightly but the main thing is that there is NO BLACK PIGMENT in the eyes. They are always pink. Just like these Angels, but you can notice the outline of the stripes and the overall blush of yellow. These are as rare as the proverbial rocking horse stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 What is the difference between the 2? I look at pictures on the net and they both look the same. Hi Dixon 'Green neons', or 'Green Cardinals' or 'False Neons' as they are sometimes called, are physically very similar sized and shape to usual neons, but they have almost no red stripe and the blue one extends right to the base of the tail. They are smaller than cardinals. They are much harder to keep than both ordinary neons and cardinals because thay are caught in a particlar part of a river that has quite a low ph and a lot of tanins in the water. They are also much more prone to disease unless you keep the water parameters right. That said, I have a school that is two years old and they look awesome with Red Turquoise Discus. If you understand water chemistry and are able to maintain it, then they are a great little fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 do white rabbits count as albinos then? they are white with red eyes. oh and welcome back dixon, Did you and oscar boy have fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Do u have an albino rabbbit cheesejawa ?? I have one His name is Ivory, and guess what, his girldfriends name is Ebony, i bet u cant guess what colour she is :lol: :lol: Together they have had 19 beautiful babies in 4 months, of all differnt colours. I always thought, if it is white with red or pink eyes its classed as Albino?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 No I have just got a light brown ordinary rabbit named miffy by my sister (its actully short for miffanwe but she dosent know that ) I was just thinking about why people always try to breed albino forms of every animal we domesticate eg GBAS, white rabbits, golden labradors and pink convicts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi All. In reply to cheesejawa; :roll: I dont think that everybody tries to breed "ALBINO'S"; of anything. If you understand genetics, and all that relates to "Albinism" then you would understand that to breed "Albino's", you must have a pair of "Albino's" to start with. However, as "Albino" is a recessive gene, the offspring of the parents may only give a small percentage of albino's and the remainder would be "NORMAL" as "normal" is the dominant gene. In the case of my Angel's they are rare because the parents are just common "Pterophyllum scalare", Silver Angels that usually have bred true but now they have given me a small amount of "Albino's". :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 By golden labs I'm guessing you mean golden retreivers, not yellow labs? Neither of which is an albino any more than a blond human is albino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 but im saying that people have made albinonism more common in certain animals just for the sake of it looking better. for example im sure in the wild albino kribs are not as common as they are in the aquarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Back on track... I would have to agree with tHEcONCH, I started with a 11 Green Neons, and promptly lost half to whitespot. I have since replenished the numbers. I have noticed that they don't seem to grow as large as a normal neon, but they do seem to be more social and school more than normal neons. If the light angles are correct, they appear more green than blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 How often do they come in? And how much are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Animates tower junction has some green neons at themoment for $10 quite a few too if anyone wanted to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thanks, Dixon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 You getting some? I might get some for my cardinal tank and make it a Paracheirodon tank next week if theres some left. I was there in the weekend and forgot to put it on here but there was about 20-30 of them so there should still be planty there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 I have seen an albino human and that is as blond as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 janskins in hederson had some the difference i noticed was that the green neon tetras "green line" was noticebly longeer than a normal neon also not as much red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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