Can I have tetras like neons in my aquarium without plants in it?
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You can do anything you want. Your fish may not like it, but you can sure do it. My guess is that not having plants will make them shy and feel very unsecure. If you had a bunch of them, they might feel better since they have others around them. Just my thoughts.
Hi. You definitely can keep fish in a tank without plants, but I don't see why you would. Both you and your fish will benefit from some plants: fish will feel more secure and comfortable, in turn rewarding you with better coloration and natural behavior. Plants also help out with maintaining water quality. Some of the commonly available plants require no special care and low to medium light (such java moss or java fern to name a few), so there is no reason not to include them.
These are just a few reasons to keep plants in your fish tanks, there are many more and even though the fish will survive in no-plants setups, they won't look nearly as good.
Hope this helps.
These are just a few reasons to keep plants in your fish tanks, there are many more and even though the fish will survive in no-plants setups, they won't look nearly as good.
Hope this helps.
are you talking live plants or fake plants or either? here's my thoughts:
live plants will help keep your water cleaner, and the low light plants shouldn't require an extreme amount of special care. they also make the tank a little nicer to look at while giving the fish some shelter which makes them happier.
fake plants do everything live plants do except grow and clean your water
no plants may encourage your tetras to school more if you have enough of them. lack of hiding places should keep them scared enough to stay in a group most of the time, but might cause them some stress since it doesn't seem like being scared al lthe time would be good for any living thing
live plants will help keep your water cleaner, and the low light plants shouldn't require an extreme amount of special care. they also make the tank a little nicer to look at while giving the fish some shelter which makes them happier.
fake plants do everything live plants do except grow and clean your water
no plants may encourage your tetras to school more if you have enough of them. lack of hiding places should keep them scared enough to stay in a group most of the time, but might cause them some stress since it doesn't seem like being scared al lthe time would be good for any living thing
there are a few african cichlids that like more of a rocky reef style setup, but you ned to be careful not to get ones that grow too big for your tank since a lot of those can get failry large 
No, you don't need plants, but they make a fish feel more secure. (With the exception of African Cichlids, which like rocky setups.)