waterlogged Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 ok so when i satarted my large community tank, 300L, my first and tester fish were neon tetras and of course didn't school like i was hoping. now i only have 4 left and was wonder what i could replace them with. i have 9 haliquins and might get a few more so something different to them but still similar to the neons. not really keen on cardinals as they get bigger than i would like. All suggestions welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Emerald eye rasboras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 glowlights, black neons, albino black neon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise001 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 beunos aires tetras they school well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 i thought the emerald eyes stay the size of ember tetras? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelz Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Hiya, I have emerald eye raspora's, they look awesome when they school... the light catches the emerald behind their eye I'm going to get more when I come to Palmy and Feilding to finish restocking my newly planted 300l community tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Emerald eyes are pretty cool. My fav would be the mosquito rasboras though. Conchu Blue tetras are really nice, but more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 What do you like? We can suggest lots, but its you who has to buy them and look at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 very true. i liked the neons for the splash or red and blue they gave to my tank. i have mostly yellows, oragnges and black. i've had conch blue tetras they were awesome. thinking emerald eye or black neons. something that has and stand out ish trate. and reasonble sema size as the neons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Ember tetras are nice and seem to school reasonably tightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 yea i used to have a bunch in my 90L with my rams back at halls. wand a diff colour to what i already have in my tank as in my signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 beunos aires tetras they school well And they are very pretty too. But they grow quite large and eat plants, so you would have to have them in a tank without plants, or very tough plants like Java Fern and Anubias. I think a large shoal of Rasbora agilis would look fantastic! I have 10 at the moment, and they are one of my most favourite fish I have ever kept. I can email you photos if you want. They are a bit larger though - around 7cm fully grown, but they are a lovely torpedo-shaped fish, and they school reasonably well. If you had about 30 then they would school better I think. They're very affordable too. I got mine for $3.90 each. not really keen on cardinals as they get bigger than i would like. What size are you thinking of? i thought the emerald eyes stay the size of ember tetras? They grow much larger - about 6.5cm long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 what exactly was the problem with neons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 probably 4-5cm. yea do look good. i'd only be having about 13 max as i want to geet my swift harlequins and get their numbers up to about the same. they look real good when they school but just need that different colour another school will give me. I'm thinking about black neons, emerald eye rosbora ( which if i'm correct in htinking they're smaller could get more). do hatchets school? or just sit at the top? There is nothing wrong with neons just wanting to see if there are other fish i could have instead. will put my 4 neons left into my plant growing tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Pseudomugil furcatus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Pseudomugil furcatus wow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 wow.... What D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 those fish are totally wicked, havnt seen them around though, are they available in NZ? edit: just saw Pseudomugil gertrudae and furcatus are available on the import list, but if they are in or not is a diffrent story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 those fish are totally wicked, havnt seen them around though, are they available in NZ? edit: just saw Pseudomugil gertrudae and furcatus are available on the import list, but if they are in or not is a diffrent story Yes they are, my dad and I have two currently and are getting three more :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Pseudomugil furcatus Oh yes yes! I forgot about them! They're wicked! I saw them for sale at Redwood Aquatics once, I think they were about $4 each. They had them for sale at the petshop here once too, and they didn't know what they were, so sold them for about $3 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 wow indeed. can we get good looking ones over here? and do they school? i think i may have found my fish. what colour are the ones you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 This is what ours look like, we only have two so kinda hard to tell if they school, but they do seem to stick together :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 let me know if they do :bounce: looks like i may be have more yellows in my tank lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 what about a school of neon dwarf rainbows they look great as a group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 how big do they grow? i've only seen the large rainbows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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