neon tetras?

Question

what is the best fish to add to my 8 neon tetras that will not cause harm or chaos in my tank

Answer 1

Generally speaking only other small, peaceful community fish. Small tetras, livebearers and small catfish such as corys will all work well. As ZTM said though, without knowing the size of your tank we really can't make good recommendations.

MM

Answer 2

It really depends on the size of your tank. If you want fish to clean the gravel of extra food then corydoras would be perfect for you! Get at least 3, more is WAY better. They range between 1"-5", most species you see commonly though are about 2 or 3". If you want fish to clean the algae off the glass walls and decorations then a trio or pair otocinclus would do a great job and meet the criteria listed above. They grow to about 1.5" and eat both green and brown algae. If you want mid water fish you have several options. Basically any small, peaceful fish would work nicely. I would either recommend cardinal tetras (grow to 2" and look similar to neons get at least 4) male guppies (grow to 2.5" and if you just get males, you wont have problems with breeding and they are usually prettier then the females) or danios (range between 1.5-3", lots of varieties including pearl, golden, zebra, long finned blue zebra, and leopard get at least 4) If you want to try some non fish species gets some ghost shrimp or African dwarf frogs The ghost shrimp grow to be about 1.5" and clean uneaten food off bottom of tank. African dwarf frogs grow to be about 1.5" and require special food like frozen bloodworms or krill, but these cute little kiddos are fun to watch.
Here are some sites that should help too! :]]
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile15.html
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile17.html
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile11.html
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile54.html
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile99.html
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile76.html
http://elmersaquarium.com/10cat_cory.htm
http://elmersaquarium.com/10ghostshrimp.htm
http://elmersaquarium.com/10danio_zebra.htm
http://elmersaquarium.com/10danio_pearl.htm
http://elmersaquarium.com/10danio_leopard.htm
http://elmersaquarium.com/10danio_gold.htm
By the way, don trust Elmers Fish Site Completely, where it says to or more for tetras, danios, or cories, it really should say 3 or 4 (depending on fish) more and up
Hope This All Helps!!!!

Answer 3

Depends on what size tank you have. If you have a 10 gallon tank, then 2-3 cories will help clean up the bottom. Whatever size the tank is, add cories to help keep the bottom clean.

~ZTM

Answer 4

Listen to the first 3 answerers.


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Answer 5

Get some nice orange platties.

Answer 6

how big is your tank? that makes a big difference in what you can add.