I have Six Red eye Tetras in my newly cycled tank of 29 gallons.. and i was thinking of mixing in some different kind of tetras ..but i also would like some other suggestions about what to add ..thanx
Six Tetras...What else to add??
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<looks confused> Your other thread about the tank seems to indicate it isn't cycled yet. I'd give it a while more before I got to buying more fish. 
I would wait a couple of weeks. That should give the tank time enough to finish getting the nitrites to 0 and to clear up the water. If you look at some of Wetmans posts, he is really informative on all those other things your new tank is growing besides just nitrifying bacteria.
I would wait a couple of weeks. That should give the tank time enough to finish getting the nitrites to 0 and to clear up the water. If you look at some of Wetmans posts, he is really informative on all those other things your new tank is growing besides just nitrifying bacteria.yeah actually i wasnt talkin about buyin anything right away ... but was wantin advice for when i do but thanx
I pretty much have a tetra tank. I have 6 serpae, 5 neon, 3 red eye, 2 rummynose tetras along with a few plecos and cories. I like the serpaes a lot, they add a lot of color to the tank and are often with one another. On the other hand, I don't care much for the red eyess because all they really do is stay on top in the back and come out when I feed them. Lemon tetras are nice, next time I go to my LFS, I think I will get a few.
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My red eyes do the same thing they hang around the back and the top ...Its good to know im not the only one noticing that....Yeah i think ill try some different tetras ...they can all be mixed right without bothring each other right ?
I'm not sure of the scientific name but I found another tetra I really like. It's called a Von Rio tetra here. They are shaped like the Serpai but have a body colored gray with darker stripes like a blackskirt tetra but they also are red colored on their bottom sides. Really pretty.
wow that sounds cool lookin ...the black skirt tetras here are real cheap .. are they that cheap everywhere ( .99cents each ) ?
Nope... I have a feeling most of the common fish are cheaper where you are. I think a lot of breeders are nearby. 
do you know..how much they are where you are for example.. just wondering ..most all of the other kinds of tetras here are around 1.99a piece but id like to know the going rate in other areas of the country ??