Derekshatch
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Some of my bloodfin tetras are losing color and they are in a school of 5 and they love to eat and schaol together and look happy. Anything i could di to get their red color to come back.
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Blood fins are super active fish and are shoaling fish and theyll lose their color when stressed. If your tank allows get more, they will feel more safe in larger groups. High nitrates can decrease fish color so check your water, a water change couldnt hurt. Tetras are also soft water fish so if your ph is too high and your gh too high that could stress them, lastly they need long tanks of atleast 2 feet to swim back and forth, the longer the better, oh and lastly temperature can effect color if too low, blood fins like most tetras like temps between 76-82. Those are just a few things.Some of my bloodfin tetras are losing color and they are in a school of 5 and they love to eat and schaol together and look happy. Anything i could di to get their red color to come back.View attachment 97019
Whoops!I have shade for them and temp is at 76 but my tank is a little overstocked right now but i am going to transfer some fish and add some more bloodfins which i hope will help. My ph is a little above 7 and i do water changes alot so water quality is not the problem. Also they are in a 30 gallon so they have plenty of space.
I will just try getting more. Thanks for the help.
I wouldnt add them with neons and glo lights. Blood fins are really active and a little frentic and may stress your neons and glo lights out. Blood fins do better with larger tetras like serpae and skirts or similarly active tetras like blue tetras.6-8 is the usual quoted minimum number for tetras. I have 8 ember, 15 neon and 8 glowlight tetra in my 55 gallon tetra tank plus 17 red eye tetra I gave to my bother-in-law (they had babies) . I plan to add more of each after my next big change in that tank. Your bloodfin tetras sound interesting, I may add them then too.
Not sure, I'm new to the "hobby".Whoops!
Wait, are there 5 fish only in the 30g? Or is it overstocked? If overstocked disregard my other post as it will not make sense. Might make nonsense, which might be funny, though. Unlike an overstocked tank, but you already knew that...
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