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[MyKidLovesFish]

Hi everyone,
My 11yr old son is the aquarist in our home. He had a betta tank for a few years that I primarily cared for. Now that he is a little older, he has just started a 20-gal tank with 3 black skirt tetras, 4 red minor tetra, and 3 blue mystery snails. He also chose java fern to go in the tank. We are finishing up our second week and look forward to learning from everyone here!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

Great to see your so is interesting in fish keeping.

Is the 20g tank a 20g “long” or a 20g “high”. (As the name suggests, the 20g long is much longer than the 20g high)

It is recommended to keep BST (Black Skirt Tetras) in groups of 6 or more. 6 is the absolute minimum, 8-12 is better.

I have never heard of Red Minor Tetras, so I can’t help you there.

If you have any questions on live plants or anything else, feel free to ask! Enjoy the forum.

 

[Essjay]

Red minor tetra is another name for serpae tetra. These are one of the nippiest tetras in the hobby; this tendency to nip can be curtailed to some extent by having a large shoal. Besides getting more black skirts, I strongly recommend having at least 10 red minors (serpaes)


I once had serpaes and within a day every fish in the tank had bits missing. They went back to the shop.

 

[Circus]

Welcome!

 

[AilyNC]

Welcome. I love that you're helping your son with the hobby. I really thought my boy would like fish so I got a tank. He threw the house keys in the tank and since then it's been more my obsession.

He's two and a half

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Welcome!

 

[Retired Viking]

Welcome to the forum