Hi all! I recently added a pair of "Red Eye Tetras" to my 29L, which also contains (3) Buenos Aires, (2) Pristillas, (3) Neons, (3) Cardinals. I looked in my Baensch Atlas, but couldn't find any info on the Red Eyes. I know they are commonly kept and sold, but does anyone have the correct species name, or specific requirements??? My tank is kept at 75F, normally around 6.5ph, and well-filtered. Any info appreciated! Paul
"Red Eye Tetra"
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I have had a pair of them in my 55g tank for about 4 months now and they are the chillest fish in there. I have never seen any aggression out of them, they pretty much keep to themselves. I keep my tank and around 79F and it has been as low as 72F (if any of my other fish are acting too aggressive, I lower the temp) so 75F should be ok for them.
red eye tetras and black neons are not the same. all of those tetras you listed need to be in schools, so i would suggest taking all but one3 species back to your LFS and getting more of the species you decided to keep.
Red eyes get fairly large (for a tetra) and bossy. I got rid of mine in a 30 gallon and would never get them again unless I put them in a much larger tank. (Agree, they not the same as black neons.)
You have insufficient numbers of each of your species to have happy fish. given your small tank, I'd recommend you get rid of both the red eyes and the Buenos Aires tetras, which get larger for tetras, and add enough to your remaining three groups to have at least six each.
You have insufficient numbers of each of your species to have happy fish. given your small tank, I'd recommend you get rid of both the red eyes and the Buenos Aires tetras, which get larger for tetras, and add enough to your remaining three groups to have at least six each.
Buenos Aires tetras are very mean, get big, and they also prefer cooler water if I'm not mistaken. Red eye tetras will get too large for your tank - they also have an intense need to school, even more than other tetras I would say. They stick together very tightly. I wouldn't keep them in anything but a 4 foot tank.
Stick with smaller tetras, bleeding heart tetra sized is about as big as I would go. Lemon tetras and diamond tetras are lovely, but they don't show well in the store.
One big group of tetras makes a much nicer effect than a small handful of several different kinds. Do up your schools as has been mentioned, otherwise you will have nervous fish scattered all over the place instead of a harmonious school.
Stick with smaller tetras, bleeding heart tetra sized is about as big as I would go. Lemon tetras and diamond tetras are lovely, but they don't show well in the store.
One big group of tetras makes a much nicer effect than a small handful of several different kinds. Do up your schools as has been mentioned, otherwise you will have nervous fish scattered all over the place instead of a harmonious school.