owners of rummy nose tetras

[allecb]

can any of you make videos of your fish? ive looked at all the videos on youtube, and theres not many good videos of them.

see, my tank is a 55g with 10 tiger barbs, 1 rainbow shark, and 2 german blue rams.. im tryin to find another schooling fish to put in there, and i dont know what. rummynose arent as colorful as i'd like, but all i hear is how active and tight schoolers they are (although im very scared about how sensitive they are)

 

[FISHSHROD]

I don't have a vid but they are a cool fish and they are pretty hardy.

 

[katana1200]

I have been looking at the rummies in the lfs they are quite nice, but another schooling option is the Harlequin Rasbora. They add a nice flash of color. Mine were kinda pale in the lfs but turned a beautiful orange/silver within a week of good water and some bloodworm treats. One of my more favorite fish.

 

[tekonus]

I miss my rummies, lost them in a heater malfunction. I had about 12 and they packed tight all day, but when the lights were out they'd scatter and hide for the night. They are sensitive, but if you can keep GBRs healthy I'm confident you can handle rummies. The deaper the red and the fuller the color of their noses, the healthier they are in my experience.

 

[allecb]

the rasbora is nice, but im scared they might get eaten by full adult barbs?

went to my LFS and played with the rummies a bit..put my hand up, and instantly, they all go to the left, or to the right etc.. fun to watch, cant imagine them in a nice 55g tank instead of a cramped 20g tank.

but still about their color, their whole body is silver except the nose and tail, not much of a looker fish if you ask me..but maybe if its in my own tank it'd be different. i think im gonna go for em, unless someone has another suggestion as to what to put into my tank with my tiger barbs?

how many rummies should i get?

 

[bitbot]

I have had trouble with rummies (except for one, who is the last of his tribe, but just keeps on keeping on). I would say if you want a nice schooling effect, a dozen or more would be good.

But I also love harlequins, I think they are a really nice looking fish. I have a tank with 7 harlequins and 9 hengeli - they work well together, usually schooling together, but sometimes separating into species. Also, they 'match' colour-wise. I have found both species to be easy to keep, and active without being hysterical.

 

[jackiomy]

I have a question, are they rummy nose tetras or rummynose rasboras? The tetras have horizontal black and white stripes on their tails and the rasboras don't. I have both and the tetras are much more active while the rasboras hide in the grass more. It is too funny, I have one rasbora that schools with the tetras and it is great watching him trying to keep up with the big boys.

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[angyles]

My rummies (tetras) pretty much hang out in the plants all day, never schooling. Seems like they're touchy. They're either super active like some people say, or super reclusive like mine. What this is based on, I have no idea. I have 9. at first I thought they needed more dither fish but now I have both sailfin mollies and oddessa barbs that are all over and aside from the first 2 hours of adding the barbs, they haven't really been 'active' since.

Also, as far as them being hardy, that is NOT my experience. You have to acclimate them very carefully. The last batch I brought home (4) all died in quarentine within 2 hours because i acclimated them to quickly and my water conditions were very different from the store they came from.

i do find them extremely attractive when they're happy and healthy. Very vibrant noses and tails and even their silver bodies shine in good light, but finding the trick to make them be active tight schoolers has completely eluded me.

 

[tekonus]

My rummies (tetras) pretty much hang out in the plants all day, never schooling. Seems like they're touchy. They're either super active like some people say, or super reclusive like mine. What this is based on, I have no idea. I have 9. at first I thought they needed more dither fish but now I have both sailfin mollies and oddessa barbs that are all over and aside from the first 2 hours of adding the barbs, they haven't really been 'active' since.

Also, as far as them being hardy, that is NOT my experience. You have to acclimate them very carefully. The last batch I brought home (4) all died in quarentine within 2 hours because i acclimated them to quickly and my water conditions were very different from the store they came from.

i do find them extremely attractive when they're happy and healthy. Very vibrant noses and tails and even their silver bodies shine in good light, but finding the trick to make them be active tight schoolers has completely eluded me.

In my experiences they are not hardy fish... rather fragile as far as tetras go. I find them to be a good indicator of how your tank is doing though. Fading noses? Better break out the test kit. Also, if they are reclusive in your tank they are most likely scared of something.

 

[nikond70s]

I have a question, are they rummy nose tetras or rummynose rasboras? The tetras have horizontal black and white stripes on their tails and the rasboras don't. I have both and the tetras are much more active while the rasboras hide in the grass more. It is too funny, I have one rasbora that schools with the tetras and it is great watching him trying to keep up with the big boys.

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the first one is asian rummynose and the 2nd one is the regular rummynose. the regular rummynose are a lot better schoolers.

if you want a true schooler rummynose hands down. the harliquins are nice too. however, they are not as good schoolers as the rummies. harliquins often scatter around and its kinda annoying to me and doesnt look as nice in tanks when they do that. but the rummy's they always school. makes the tank a lot nicer and cleaner. their pretty hardy fish to me. never had any problems with them.