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This video shows a male and female Congo Tetra Fish. As is the case with many of the Bigger Tetra Fish, the Male Congo Tetra has longer
fins than the female.
These fish are Long Fin Black Skirt Tetras ...
... and these are Rummy Nose Tetras with their red "noses" and striped tails ...
... but we are not quite sure about the name of these Tetras. They were imported as wild fish and may be Serpae Tetras.
To the right is a beautiful group of Red Serpae Tetras for sale at our online retail fish store. Click here for
more about buying Tetras from us. Serpae Tetras are hardy fish that live best in a group with at least six Serpaes.
The Serpae Tetras, shown above, had just finished eating a big meal of floating flake food and freeze dried blood worms, so their stomachs look round and
full.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Max. Size
Black Phantom Tetra
Hyphessobrycon
megalopterus
1.5"
Black Neon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
1.5"
Black Skirt Tetra
Black Tetra
Black Widow
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
3"
Strawberry Tetra
Blueberry Tetra
Blood Fin Tetra
Aphyocharax rubripinnis
1.75"
Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
3.25"
Red Serpae Tetra
Hyphessobrycon
eques,
formerly serpae
1.6"
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
2"
Head and Tail Light Tetra
Hemigrammus ocellifer
2"
Silver Tip Tetra
Hasemania nana
2"
Red Eye Tetra
Moenkhausia oligolepis
4.5"
Blind Cave Tetra
Blind Cave Fish
Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus
3.5"
Common Name
Scientific Name
Max. Size
Comments
The group of fish that we call the Bigger Tetras includes the fish listed above and many others. The care for all of these Tetras is
about the same. Many of these Bigger Tetras are beautiful, and all of them have been favorites of aquarists for many years.
These Bigger Tetras are mild tempered and don't do well in aquariums with aggressive fish. On the other hand these Bigger Tetras grow too big and become too aggressive for Neon
Tetras and other Small Tetras.
The Blind Cave
Fish, shown
above, is a
species of
Tetra, which has
no eyes. But it
lives in caves
with no light,
and so eyes
would not be
able to see.
The Red
Serpae Tetra,
shown above, is
a wonderful
aquarium fish
that is very
colorful and
very popular.
Appropriate Home
An aquarium with an exterior power filter with a BIO-Wheel, a maximum of 1/4
inch of gravel, and an aquarium heater adjusted to 78 to 80 degrees F. Click here
for more about warm water aquariums.
Recommended Diet
Floating flake food for tropical fish and freeze dried blood
worms, which are
actually mosquito
larvae. Both of these
foods are available in
most stores that sell
live fish. Bigger Tetras relish a few
live Black Worms and live or frozen brine shrimp. Serpae Tetras will nip each other and other species unless they are fed live Black Worms at least twice each week. Click here
to read more about Black Worms. Click here for more about feeding fish.
The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site.
Feed Your Tetras
...
The
Proper Foods !!
Click
here for more about
Hikari Flakes. Click
here for more about FD
Blood Worms, and
here for Frozen Brine
Shrimp.
Compatibility
Each species of these Bigger Tetras will live best in a group with at least 6 fish of their species. You can mix these Bigger Tetras
with each other just be sure each species has a school with at least 6 fish of that species. Other good tank mates for these Bigger Tetras are: Livebearers such as Platies, Swordtails,
and Mollies, but not Guppies. A group of Corydoras Catfish, and one Plecostomus
or a Bushy Nose Plecostomus. Click here to read more about several other groups of compatible fish.
Size and Life Span
These Bigger Tetras have a life span of about 4 to 6 years. The maximum sizes are listed in the table above. These fish usually do
not grow to the listed maximum sizes in aquariums, but when given exceptionally good care, they will sometimes grow even bigger than the sizes listed in the table.
Breeding Serpae
Tetras
Click
here to read
an interesting article about breeding Serpae Tetras.
Click
here now to go to a page in this web site with Customer Comments and our Replies about Bigger Tetra Fish.
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this advertiser's web site.
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