Tetra suggestions

[Mad Highlander]

I'd like a school of smaller tetras in my 40 gallon which also houses two angels and two festivums. I'd ike some colourful, active fish to liven things up. Any Suggestions?

 

[gillfluke]

How about these

Aside from the usual suspects(neons).
How about some glolight tetras, or
pristellas. Some cardinal tetras would also be nice. Maybe even some rummy nose.








Gillfluke

 

[GulfCstAquarian]

Not a Tetra, but...

My favorite schooling fish is the Harlequin Rasbora. I've got 7 of them in my 55g tank along with a school of 8 Pristellas and I want to find a new home for the Pristellas so I can get more Rasboras!

 

[OrionGirl]

Blues or silver tips. Rummynose are very colorful, as well.

 

[ChilDawg]

Angels will eat a whole bunch of smaller fish, neons and cardinals included. (I had originally written excluded, but that was obviously wrong.) I do not believe that your angels will work with glo-lites either. Anything the same size as those or smaller, or a little larger with the same general shape will be angel food. I do not know what Festivums will do, but beware the nasty nature of angels, especially with tetras who are new tankmates and thus seen as food.

 

[superstein61]

I would be cautious given the angels. That said, my favorite colorful, active tetras are Rummynose and Lemon tetras

 

[EagerAqua]

Bleeding Heart Tetras are cool and so are X-Ray Tetras. I added some to my tank very recently and they look great.

Eager

 

[Mad Highlander]

I like the idea of pristellas or cardinals. Neons are just too small, I lost 17 to my angels the first time around.

 

[Converseballer]

Maybe either like someone said Buenos Aires tetras or some lampeye(red eye) tetras. i have some of these in my 50 gallon and they school very well especially the lamp eye's and they even school together sometimes. good luck! tell us what u decide on!

 

[Fishiebusiness]

cardinals work, neons don't. I lost all but one neon to angel predation, but they didnt touch the cardinals.