What fish do I have?

[xstatic]

I bought this fish along with 2 angelfidh but i forget what it is lol. i think its some type of tetra but not sure. can someone let me know how to post the pic here? i tryed clicking the IMG button but it asked for a URL i think.....

[Raf]

When you post your question/answer, scroll down and there is a box for uploading files.....it says "BROWSE"

you hit this and select the file that has the picture on it from your computer.

Then you attach it.

Don't know if that makes sense?

:p

[Oakley]

or if you have webspace, you upload the picture to there, then get the url of the picture and add it into where it says url.

[xstatic]

lol, thanks. i never looked at the bottom, just at the top where the IMG button is. anyways, here's the fish.....

[Kanstar]

painted glassfish

[PumaWard]

I would say that it's a white-skirt tetra, might be called a fruity tetra at the fish store, same specie as the black-skirt tetra. It's a painted fish and the color of it will fade.

[Leopardess]

Yup, either a painted glassfish or a dyed fruit tetra. I'm leaning towards fruit tetra which would make it a white skirt tetra. The color is artificial and was either injected or dyed. As said, it will fade.

Is the body more clear or does it look like this?:
(This is a pic of a long finned white skirt as they naturally look without dye...so the shape may be a *little* different)

[xstatic]

Yep. looks just like yours, except with the pink top. I'm guessing they dyed it to make it look more appealing in the pet store??? (actually Wal-Mart) lol. It seems to look healther and more lively then the 2 remaining angelfish i have in the tank with it. (5.5 gallon tank) which i just learned isnt even enough room for ONE angelfish :(
I'm almost 100% positive the angels wont make it, but i have a feeling the tetra will. I've heard angels are easier to become ill. My goal is to have some nice (permanently lol ) colorful tropicals in my tank.... i have an empty 10 gallon tank too, but i was thinking of a gecko instead of fish, but maybe someone here can shed some light and give me some good ideas...
Thanks

[Slappy*McFish]

Small tanks = small fish. That's small 'adult' fish, not small young fish that grow to be large.

Think along the lines of a betta or guppies for the 5g.
Maybe 1 betta and 2-3 guppies.


For the 10g, a school of small tetras(neons, glowlights) or small barbs(cherry barbs), rasboras, danios, dwarf gouramis, otos, cory cats.

Maximum fish load:
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1 dwarf gourami
5-6 tetras, barbs, rasboras, or danios
2 otos
3 cories

[Leopardess]

Yah, actually a lot of fish are died, sadly enough. I think its because most people don't realize that they are dyed - but maybe now that you know, you won't support that practice?;) hehe. Either way, they're your fish.

I would suggest returning the angelfish. You wont' get to enjoy them too long before they outgrow that tank and fall ill/die anyway. Bringing them back to the store will at least give them a shot. Unless you want to spend the money for a 29g tank.

I'd use that 10g for the tetras and some other fish and get some new fish for the 5.5g. I suggest a betta or guppies also.

As for the 10g, slappy's advice is good...jsut make sure the tetras/barbs/etc that you would choose aren't too big. If you still want to keep the painted tetras you have, maybe you could add one or two "normal" ones to the school to complete that part of the tank. In which case, the dwarf gourami wouldn't fit. So you'd have, say, 5 painted/normal white skirts, 3 cories, 2/3 otos.

[xstatic]

I bought a betta today so i think im going to put the tetra in the 10g tank and add more, and put the betta in the 5.5g and see how that works

[Leopardess]

You'll like that betta - they've got lots of personality....


However, what have you done with the angels? There is bound to be damage to the betta and/or angelfish if you put them together in that 5.5g. Those fish do not mix well at all, let alone in such conditions.

[xstatic]

Actually I haven't movrd the angelfish/tetra mix yet. I have the betta in small fish bowl at the moment, much larger then the cup it was in when I bought it :(
I wouldn't put them in the 5.5g tank for a few reasons other then the fact that there are other fish in it, such as the fact that the water temperature is approx. 81 - 82F (too high for angels and tertras??). I also bought an ammonia test kit and if I did it right the color didnt change a bit, in fact I did 2 tests which gave the same results.I want to keep the angels and tetras and put them in a bigger tank, but I don't want to setup a new tank (it was hard the first time with this tank and I killed about 3 or 4 angels in it :(
All I have to work with is a 5.5g a 10g tank and a round fish bowl. I thought of buying some glass and building an aquarium but I dont know if that is a reasonable/realistic goal.... Any suggestions?

[Leopardess]

Well...the tanks you have are by no means capable of having angelfish - let alone two. You can buy a 29g kit at walmart for 80 bucks. The stand is about $65-70. I'm telling you now (not trying to be mean) that you cannot keep those fish. They will grow almost as tall as the tank itself. They will not live long if you do not give them a proper sized tank. I suggest you take them back to the store you bought them from (or find a local aquarium society and ask someone if they're interested- or donate them to an eldery home that has a fish tank of appropriate size - they are always looking for donations for stuff like that).

<"I wouldn't put them in the 5.5g tank for a few reasons other then the fact that there are other fish in it, such as the fact that the water temperature is approx. 81 - 82F (too high for angels and tertras??). >"

Im confused here. You wouldn't put WHO in that tank? Did you get more than one betta? What tank is 81F? The 5.5? If so, while that temp is a few degrees higher than normal, both the bettas and angels and tetras can be kept at that temperature.

Just trying to help, but I can't stress enough that your tanks are not fit for angelfish.

PS> get a nitrAte test. nitrates are the end product of the cycle and can build up to deadly levels quickly in an overstocked tank.

[xstatic]

I was referring to when you said "There is bound to be damage to the betta and/or angelfish if you put them together in that 5.5g."
I was going to move the angels and the tetra to the 10g and the betta to the 5.5g.
That was until you said the angels will grow that big and the tank wasn't suitable. So I am going to call the store tomorrow (since they arent open on Sundays) and either ask for a refund or exchange, but what could I exchange them for? I would be left with a 5.5g, 10g, 1 tetra and 1 betta. Is that where I should stop? I just think the fish would be too alone, I want to have at least 2 of something together plus it makes the tank more lively and interesting to look at.

[Leopardess]

ok. well slappy and i gave you some suggestions before...but here are some ideas

5.5 could have:
the betta
2 or 3 african dwarf frogs - they are really cool pets and are something different. You've just got to research them a bit as they have a few special 'needs' If you are interested I can tell you all bout them.

If you can find pygmy cory catfish - three or four of those would be really cool to have. The 'regular' sized cory cats might be stretching it in that tank, but maybe 3 panda cories would fit. (you would get this instead of the frogs, but not with them)

4-5 white cloud tetras could also be housed with the betta. (You would also get these instead of the pgymies or frogs)

maybe even 4-5 neon tetras would work (again, them OR anothre choice, but not both)

For the 10g,
you could exchange the angels for a dwarf gourami - the neon blue ones are beautiful!
I think you said you have one painted tetra - you could buy some of the "regular" unpainted white fin tetras so that you have a small school (4-6) of those tetras. Then you could also add in 3 cories or 3 otos.

Or, if you don't like that the tetra you have is artificially dyed you could return that one fish, and get some neon tetras or glowlight tetras (or even danios). So that you'd have:
1 dwarf gourami
3 cories or 3 otos (i'd go for the cories personally - they are TOO cute!)
and 6-8 neons/glowlights (if you get danios, i'd just get six - they like more swimming room)

:)

[xstatic]

OK, well I'm going to save the text on that last messege and look up those possibilities. I'll get back when I decide what I'm going to do. Thanks for all the help