Neons

[Luke & Penny]

I couldn't imagine my main tank without my neon tetras for example, they are a big part of the enjoyment in it. Also they help make me feel more secure about my tank, because when they are shoaling in small groups around the tank exploring it with vibrant colors and are very healthy its a realy good sign that everything else is good in the tank. All tetras will shoal tightly together when they feel insecure or under stress, and neon tetras will go pale in color when water quality is bad or tank mates are stressing them or they are ill- so they are a sort of enviromental indicators of how everything is going.
Not to mention the beautiful array of colors in tetras and how dazzling they can be and the different personalitys in each species/types .

Mine are very vibrant for what i thought they would be when seeing them in the lfs tank, they are quite spaced apart for a shoal but still keep in a group with the odd few checking out the corners on their own, and thats in a 60 gal uk tankl, so i take then that this is a good sign

 

[shiftingsands]

All tetras will shoal tightly together when they feel insecure or under stress,

Now I realise why my neons dont shoal tightly togther - they are happy and feel secure- aaaaah.

 

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Or maybe there's not enough of them!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I couldn't imagine my main tank without my neon tetras for example, they are a big part of the enjoyment in it. Also they help make me feel more secure about my tank, because when they are shoaling in small groups around the tank exploring it with vibrant colors and are very healthy its a realy good sign that everything else is good in the tank. All tetras will shoal tightly together when they feel insecure or under stress, and neon tetras will go pale in color when water quality is bad or tank mates are stressing them or they are ill- so they are a sort of enviromental indicators of how everything is going.
Not to mention the beautiful array of colors in tetras and how dazzling they can be and the different personalitys in each species/types .

Mine are very vibrant for what i thought they would be when seeing them in the lfs tank, they are quite spaced apart for a shoal but still keep in a group with the odd few checking out the corners on their own, and thats in a 60 gal uk tankl, so i take then that this is a good sign

Yep, sounds like they are happy to me if they have vibrant colors and are exploring the tank alot