I have fish!! But..

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tigerbarb88

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Hello everyone..

So today I picked up a school of 6 black skirt tetras.. I heard they were hardy fish, eat a variety of food, and were playful so I went ahead and picked them up for my 10 gallon tank.

I did the research on them and knew they preferred subdued lighting conditions... I have 2 cfl lights on the hood of my tank and they are pretty bright.. so I kinda knew they wouldnt like it too much, but I was told they would soon acclimate themselves and get used to it over a few days.

So anyways, I took out the cfls and replaced them with generic daytime lights that came with the hood when i bought it.. less light and they are swimmming around a bit more, but I think they just need to get used to their new home.

I have a planted tank, with neutral substrate, and a few lava rocks for the landscape..

Any thoughts and or advice?

I fed them a combination of crushed brine shrimp and tropical flakes and WOW, they eat like tiny piranhas! :) its pretty cool to watch them feed, they are neat fish for sure :D and i like how they chase each other around, very playful :)
 
mcgrady7761 said:
what do u need advice on?
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Oh sorry I should have been a bit more clear :p:

I just needed some advice on lighting.. should i keep it subdued? or just keep my CLFs in and let them get used to it on their own? (its pretty bright)

its cuz with the CFLs, they just stay in a corner doing nothing (i think the bright lights stress them out).. but when i replace it with the regular bulbs, they swim around more but i can barely see them! :(
 
Use the CFL's if you can give them shade, or just use 1. You also need to upgrade to a 20 gallon for 6 Blackskirts as they need a large swimming area.
 
do it slowly put one CFL in for a week or two and then add the other
 
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