Small Colourful Fish

[Lizzie71]

Some great ideas there. The barbs are probably too big for what I want, so any of the tetras, minnows or rasboras would work well.

I'm steering clear of livebearers as my kids have there in a separate 10 gallon tank (2 platys and 1 guppy at the moment, but I have promised them a couple more guppies ).

I'll see what's in stock when I go to the lfs. I am struggling to find anywhere that stocks ember tetras, so if anyone knows of somewhere in Kent or SE London, please let me know.

 

[Colin_T]

The cherry & checkered barbs stay small, about the size of a neon tetra.

If you have a female guppy then get a couple more and soon you will have heaps of young. If you have a female and add males then they will hassle her continuously.

 

[tenohfive]

Surprised about the ember tetra's, they're readily available around NW london. Worth hunting down, very nice little fish.

 

[BigC]

Cardinal tetra (large shoal) coupled with a contrast in colour of a small group (6) Black Phantom tetra makes for a nice exibit.
Regards
BigC

 

[osiris]

endlers are good for that kind of thing and breed like crazy, also rummy nose tetras are real good shoalers