Neon Tetra with a ring around his eye
- Thread starter bigmattyl
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I discovered it has more to do with the source of the Tetra's.
I have had pretty bad luck with Neon and cardinal tetras.
then I purchased some silver angels from a small mom/pop store.. in it had a single neon tetra...accidentally added to the angels.
that was nearly 2 years ago.. the neon is still alive I have since picked up 6 more from the same store. and they are all still kicking after several months.
I also picked up some cardinals from an online store I get fish from and they have been fine for nearly 1 year.
prior to that when I purchased from bigger cahin stores I was lucky if they made it 3-4 weeks.
I have had pretty bad luck with Neon and cardinal tetras.
then I purchased some silver angels from a small mom/pop store.. in it had a single neon tetra...accidentally added to the angels.
that was nearly 2 years ago.. the neon is still alive I have since picked up 6 more from the same store. and they are all still kicking after several months.
I also picked up some cardinals from an online store I get fish from and they have been fine for nearly 1 year.
prior to that when I purchased from bigger cahin stores I was lucky if they made it 3-4 weeks.
I bought 10 neons from a Petsmart near me and only 5 survived. I love tye species but im not going to be buying anymore for a while. But i agree with Ed. It does have to do with source. My friend has some that he got from a breeder and theyre 3 years old
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the most frustrating thing, is in the same exact tank i have those golden tetras and glolight tetras that are completely fine.... its just a neon slaughter fest... all the numbers are where they are supposed to be.. KH - 4 drops - PH 6.8 0 nitrites like 5-10 nitrates 0 amm... etc...
the only thing is that i high GH...
the only thing is that i high GH...
I agree, it is sometimes stock, and sometimes how we acclimate. My Cardinals are very old (over 5 years), and I am starting to lose them to age. I have been replacing my Cardinals with Neons from the local Petsmark. I acclimate slowly, and of the 15 or so that I have bought, I have not lost more then 2.
I had almost the same experience as ktrom a few months back. I lost 5 out of six of the neons and the last one killed itself by jumping out of the qt tank. But like star said, it depends on the source stock. The employee at the lfs where i bought them said that there was always problems when ordering from that particular breeder. the lfs owner continued to order from the poor quality stock until they made 0 dollars off neons. now that same lfs are selling the good stock again.
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