Two Tetra Questions?

Question

I'm considering buying a school of some neon tetra fish, but i've heard they get bullied a lot, and if not, occaisionally eaten. I've heard stories where tetras and anglefish (and other fish)can get along and some where the fish just eat/kill/bullie the tetras. I was also wondering if i bought more tetras (maybe 7 or 8) that the big fish wouldnt be so inclined to eat them. i wanted a zebra danio, or an angel fish...but those sound like tetra eating fish.


Question #2-

Can tetras succesfuly breed if they arent in an isolation tank, or if they can breed when theres lots of fish around, in a semi dark room? (just somewhat dim lighting, my room.)

Answer 1

question 2, neons? Neons are almost unbreedable in a home aquarium, so you will not have to worry about them breeding.

-Other tetras? tetras are mostly egg scatters and the parents and other fishes will eat the eggs unless you have a special breeding tank set-up. So yes they will get eatten. Unless it is a splash tetra etc..

Question1: What size is the tank, really neons will get eatten by larger predator fishes of course. But they dont really get buillied with community fishes, usually.

Angelfish are natural predators, so when adults they would naturally feed on neons. So that is uncommon.

They like to be in schools for numbers, but it really wont matter,

If you can post your tanksize and other fish that would be good.

The thing that sticks out, is you said you have alot of fishes, so getting neons maybe a bad idea if you have a small tank.

Answer 2

Angels will eat the Tetras when they are mature. The Danios are all fine though. If you want to breed the Tetras, you have to work for it. The parents and most other fish will eat the eggs and fry. To breed them, you need a breeder net or a separate tank. Good luck!

Nosoop4u

By the way, Danios (with the exception of Giant Danios) only get about an inch and a half. They will not physically bother the Tetras, but their high activity levels can stress the slower moving Neon Tetras. I suggest other Tetras to keep with the Neons, or Dwarf Gouramis.

Answer 3

Neon tetras are actually pretty aggressive fish themselves if they aren't in a big enough school, but most fish will eat any fish that is small enough to fit into its mouth and neons are small fish. A school of 7-8 neons is big enough to keep the neons happily schooling, but it won't stop a big enough fish from eating them, and a danio or an angelfish will get big enough to eat neon tetras eventually, even if you buy a small one. Neon tetras do better with small, peaceful community fish or bottom feeders, like livebearers (guppies or platys or mollies) or coryadoras catfish or bristlenose plecos.

Everything I've read says the mating pair needs to be isolated. Check the links below.

Answer 4

Neon Tetras and Zebra Danios would get along better, plus they both only require a 10-gallon tank.

Answer 5

Tetras somewhat do extra valuable in communities (like 4 to 5 or extra), as they're a education fish, so i could advise you upload some extra neons to around out a college. an extremely neat animal that different persons have counseled is the cherry shrimp. you are able to honestly circulate with the two cherry or "amano" shrimp, the two are extremely passive. the two shrimp are somewhat neat, don't get too great, and are an enticing addition. visitors who spot the small cherry shrimp are often extremely joyful to verify some thing so seeming unique in a freshwater tank, and the crimson shade will circulate precise with the neons. As in keeping with different fish, there are various small growing to be individuals of the tetra family individuals that could desire to look marvelous with tetras with none matters of compatability. If no longer those, harlequin rasboras are friendly, stunning, and small, with comparable desires and behavioral varieties as small tetras. Corydoras catfish are passive and fairly exciting, besides as long lived whilst precise cared for (I had one for 8 years till it met an untimely dying on the hands of a properly-which potential puppy sitter who grossly overfed the tank). Small danios like zebras are neat and could upload a appropriate point fish (neons are extra of a mid point), and you are able to continually get the Glofish zebra danios for a pop of uv reactive fish from genetic substitute on the egg degree (they arrive in pink, orange, and "green".... even although "green" seems extra like yellow) or albino! in case you circulate with barbs, persist with smaller, extra passive individuals of the family individuals, such simply by fact the rosy barb.

Answer 6

A Zebra Danio won't eat them, because I have those two in my tank right now. However, a full grown angelfish might eat them because they are small and can fit into their mouths.

They can breed anytime, but they seem to do it more in groups of 5 or more.

~ZTM

Answer 7

danios, raspboras, other tetras, dwarf (ONLY) gouramis, guppies, platys, most mollies, cory cats, and even a betta! they wont harm your fish

Also tetras are egg layers
mollies, platys and guppies are live bearers and will breed more frequently and more successfully in a home aquarium