Fishluva Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I have just recently bought myself a school of penguin tetras.They were pretty bad conditioned in the shop, but after a week of better treatment they have really come right.With a bit more size to them, they are going to be really nice.What kind of size can I expect?Who else keeps them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooble Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) I've seen a few people with them and they seem to get much larger than, say, a neon tetra-- at least twice though could be off a bit lol. Very nice fish. Edited May 12, 2016 by JJWooble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 I believe they get from 5-8cm, so they do get a fair bit bigger than eg Neon Tetras (I have a bunch in with my Black Neons & they're a wee bit bigger). They do get a bit nippy towards longfin fish but are less nippy in bigger groups. I found them easy to breed - it was a total accident I had foam dividers in my tank that had about a 5mm (max) gap underneath due to the glass bracing at the bottom - so the eggs fell under there and they seemed to grow up fine with the parents - they were very fast growing fry. Was pretty strange seeing Penguin Tetra fry 4 bays over because they had been swimming under all of the gaps JJWooble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishluva Posted May 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Hey cool Alex!That is a great way to separate the eggs from all manner of egg scatterers! JJWooble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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