Anybody Keep Congo Tetra's.

[WILDER]

Thinking of getting some and wan't to know what they are like to keep.
Are they hardy or fragile.
Thanks.

 

[severum boy]

They are not really a beginners fish, but then they are not fragile eiether. My sister (not the most scrupulious of tank keepers) has had hers for a few months and they are going great.
They will eat most foods, but Tetra prima works well.

 

[WILDER]

Thanks.
Tanks fully cycled and is a 30 gallon tank.

 

[severum boy]

Thats a fine size for 6 with some other fish. Be prepared to pay £2+ for juvaniles.

 

[WILDER]

I think my pocket money can stretch to that.

 

[severum boy]

Aye hopefully, what do you intend to keep them with?

 

[WILDER]

3 x ray tetra's.
5 glowlite tetra's.
2 black neons
3 harlequins.
Haven't bought any fish for a year.
I know they need to be in groups of 6 but they all shoal and get on great together, so didn't bother increasing the shoals.

 

[severum boy]

If they shoal together then it sounds ok. The smaller tetras may get out coumeted for food with the fuly grown congos, but see how it goes.

 

[WILDER]

Thanks for your help I appreciate it.

 

[severum boy]

No problem, any other questions just ask.

 

[xing]

They are not really a beginners fish, but then they are not fragile eiether. My sister (not the most scrupulious of tank keepers) has had hers for a few months and they are going great.
They will eat most foods, but Tetra prima works well.

my 9 go bananas for this stuff. they also look really cool under "moonlight" aka blue cold cathodes (not too bright) - almost ghostly

 

[WILDER]

I want more males as they are more colourful.
Do the females look washed out.

 

[severum boy]

they also look really cool under "moonlight"

Thats vey true, tank we have them in has a blue LED and they look very ghostly when they swim in and out of the beam.

 

[xing]

not that i've noticed. You'll be lucky to sex them I think. generally most shops will just bag up however many you ask for. prices round here (preston lancs) cary form £2 to £8.50 per fish (all abount same size, the cheapest (pets at home) were marginally larger than elsewhere). average is around £4

 

[WILDER]

Thanks.