want some pretty fish for my 20 gal

beanerz

beanerz

snail obsessed
Feb 11, 2007
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I wonder if anyone has any suggestions...i want some colorful, fancy looking fish to keep in my fw 20 gal.

it's almost done cycling and i have added a snail and two small tetras.

any suggestions would be very grateful
 
i heard they are being threatened by over-fishing.
 
beanerz said:
i heard they are being threatened by over-fishing.
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yeah... I wouldn't reccomend buying them unless you want to breed them.

i'd get 4-5 more of the kind of tetra you have, a dwarf gouramis, and a BN pleco.
 
jm1212 said:
what kind of tetra do you have?
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um i dont really know...i recall...something about "fire" or "flame" being in their title. my camera isnt working so here's the description i can give you.. silver with a few thick verticle stripes on the first half of the body and red fins with black tips....if that helps
 
I would say that they are Flame Tetras or Von Rio Tetras (Hyphessobrycon flammeus), which would be described by the silver body on the first half, a few vertical black stripes, and red on the fins of the fishs

Picture from http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/allpets/fish/vonriotetra.htm:
vonriotetra.jpg


At the start, I was thinking that it was a Black Phantom Tetra (Megalamphodus megalopterus) but it wouldn't fit with the same being fire or flame.

From about.com:
tetra014.jpg


Hope this is your fish :)
 
lucky777ca said:
I would say that they are Flame Tetras or Von Rio Tetras (Hyphessobrycon flammeus), which would be described by the silver body on the first half, a few vertical black stripes, and red on the fins of the fishs

Picture from http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/allpets/fish/vonriotetra.htm:
vonriotetra.jpg


At the start, I was thinking that it was a Black Phantom Tetra (Megalamphodus megalopterus) but it wouldn't fit with the same being fire or flame.

From about.com:
tetra014.jpg


Hope this is your fish :)
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yea the flame tetra seems about right.


thanks,all. i want to go check the lfs....but they dont make me very happy with their selections anymore


has anyone bought fish online
 
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