The link I gave was not to the thread I thought. I just did a cursory search. Certainly, you can seek out a better one if you choose.
Green neons are not as inbreed and "sensitive" as the traditional neon tetras (red and blue).
And while I agree that algae is easy to grow, normally during a fishless cycle, the lights are kept off the entire time, and then the tank is emptied before adding fish, so those nutrients that have been building up for the algae to use to grow, are actually long gone by the time the fish are added.
This is just my sense of things. Certainly opinions differ. My thoughts on a more conservative approach is what I would do. Of course, I'd rather not lay out big bucks for all my fish at one time and then get smacked by something unexpected. There my not be a lot of "hard" science regarding the sensitive fish issue (there is very limited science available regarding the trade in general). But, there are lots of anecdotes of certain fish, including regular neons, dying for seemingly no reason with zero ammonia or nitrite the whole time. There are also the instances of neon tetra disease which seems to creep up out of nowhere for folks. I believe that many times this is the result of the immaturity of the tank. I'd rather lean on the side of caution. I think slowly raising the stocking of the tank is always a better method than just banging all the fish in at once. While its true that the bacteria will die back slightly because of the smaller bioload. The colony also bounces back stronger when needed and you can monitor new additions as needed and add the most aggressive/territorial fish last.
Those are my two cents. It won't buy a whole lot anymore, but it might still be worth something.
Green neons are not as inbreed and "sensitive" as the traditional neon tetras (red and blue).
And while I agree that algae is easy to grow, normally during a fishless cycle, the lights are kept off the entire time, and then the tank is emptied before adding fish, so those nutrients that have been building up for the algae to use to grow, are actually long gone by the time the fish are added.
This is just my sense of things. Certainly opinions differ. My thoughts on a more conservative approach is what I would do. Of course, I'd rather not lay out big bucks for all my fish at one time and then get smacked by something unexpected. There my not be a lot of "hard" science regarding the sensitive fish issue (there is very limited science available regarding the trade in general). But, there are lots of anecdotes of certain fish, including regular neons, dying for seemingly no reason with zero ammonia or nitrite the whole time. There are also the instances of neon tetra disease which seems to creep up out of nowhere for folks. I believe that many times this is the result of the immaturity of the tank. I'd rather lean on the side of caution. I think slowly raising the stocking of the tank is always a better method than just banging all the fish in at once. While its true that the bacteria will die back slightly because of the smaller bioload. The colony also bounces back stronger when needed and you can monitor new additions as needed and add the most aggressive/territorial fish last.
Those are my two cents. It won't buy a whole lot anymore, but it might still be worth something.
Now we got a party!
