I have tetras and they also are shoal fish and should be in groups of 6 or more of their own kind.
First off, I was to say THANK YOU for being kind in what youāre saying. People sometimes forget that others are still learning and that is why they come to forums in the first place so I genuinely appreciate your insight and how you present it.
At one point I was told 6 tetras as long as they are similar, so I had 3 and 3, but Iāve since learned that was misinformation. I lost one of the neons to an injury after it jumped out of the tank during a cleaning ā
and this was back in the beginning of the tank when I was having trouble with the corys too so I just left everything be at that time and stuck with 5 total.
I do a 30% change every week and wipe down the āplantsā and hiding areas, change the charcoal media once a month and the ceramic disks every 3 months or so. The plants are fake, but I will definitely look into getting real ones now that everythingās been good for awhile. Iāve just been afraid to make ANY changes!
I do test before I clean to make sure everything where it should be so I feel like I have good handle on that. I think my next step will be getting some real plants established and then add another spotted Cory. At this point should I add one more neon so thereās at least even numbers or??
Again, THANK YOU for your time and sharing your knowledge.