Dena - 2012-03-12 Can I put Black Tetras with Green Barbs? I have 3 Green Barbs and do not want to get more. My tank is only a 15 gallons. What fish can I put with these Barbs?
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-13 Barbs and larger tetras will normally do ok together depending on size. Barbs tend to be a bit dominate if larger. Gaint Danios and platys are normal great additions. Can also put in catfish. Anything fast moving in usually ok. No angels or gouramis. Be careful not to over crowd your tank. Barbs like to be in schools so I would probably add a couple more.
Thomas Pietruszka - 2010-01-18 Black Tetras are superb fish for newbies, but they are also excellent fish for the best of display tanks. I have a large school of them in a 300 gallon show tank in our living room; they are heavenly and get along great with the other community fish within the tank (i.e., Glowlight Tetras, Bloodfins, Buenos Aires Tetras, Red Glass Barbs, and Flame Tetras). I've had gorgeous Discus fish and Angel fish for years, in the show tank... but the masses of Black Tetras and other fish are just as beautiful, in their own way! I've had tropical fish since my grade school years; I'm now around 60 years old... and I know top quality fish when I see them. These pert, black beauties may be common and inexpensive... but as Walt Whitman sagaciously suggested... some of the best things in life are free. These fish, like flat miniature versions of Silver Dollars, carry themselves well, looking like content butterflies. They are never aggressive when kept in larger groups. They are very hardy and stay out at the front of the tank, displaying well. I even have a picture of one for the wallpaper for my computer!
Jason Wicklund - 2012-01-08 Hey I have a 20 gallon with 5 black skirt tetras, 1 shubunkin goldfish, two bumble bee platies, 1 Bala Shark, 2 plecos, 1 guppy, 1 Cichlid, and 3 tiger barbs. My fish are very good together. The only problem I have is that My tetras aren't eating and I've only had them a day... Is that normal for them not to eat the first couple days?
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David Brough - 2012-01-22 I would say it is not normal unless they are uncomfortable for some reason. Check the temperature and do partial water changes if there is any presence of ammonia or nitrites until the biological filter is functioning.
Katie - 2009-11-27 I have two black-skirt tetras in a ten gallon tank. These fish were kept with three danios (two long finned), two ghost shrimp, an ADF, and one chinese alge eater. These tetras DO NOT like long-finned fish. It nipped at my betta's tail when he was in the tank, and had recently killed one of my danios, I give the other one till the morning... his fin has been nipped at and is frayed from the ends. The small finned danio is fine. Also the chinese alge eater loves them. They are great fish to keep, i just suggest that you try not to add new fish, nor put them with long-tailed fish.
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Skeith - 2010-06-24 Well if your danios are slow, they will be attacked. I've researched a lot of fish and the Black Tetra will nip at slow moving fish and acts aggressively towards them. Be careful.
Anonymous - 2011-12-29 Add a compatible tropical fish. Add in even numbers. Not in odd!!
gixxerk5 - 2010-06-26 Are they supposed to change colors? One minute their lower fin will be black and the next clear it's kinda cool and sometimes their stripes disappear.
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nm123 - 2011-11-03 Out of my understanding they will lose only the black skirt. I have heard. I never heard of them losing there stripes this is probably a cause of stress.
Did yours lose its stripes yet?
plz write me back asap
Alex Burleson - 2011-11-04 It's normal for fish of all species to appear to 'change colors'. They can, in fact, however this could be due to reflection and other factors.
Lachele Tyson - 2010-02-02 What is the yellow stuff at the bottom the the tank in the gravel. Can they live in distilled water. Does fish places sell both male and female. how fast do you need to change the water when it turns gray.
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Donovin Cumming-Smith - 2011-09-23 It is good to start with purified water or even boiled water that has cooled down. There are easier methods though, you can grab a bottle of anti-chlorine at the pet store which will prepare the water quite nicely. Unfortunately that is only the start! Lol it takes sometime to get the water ready for you fish though due to the biological processes of the bacteria that need to take place in the water, for your tank to support a healthy and well balanced environment for your fish. The gray in your tank is a good thing that means the bacteria are changing the ammonia which is harmful to the fish, please note you do get the bacteria ready in a bottle for your tank just follow the instructions. Be careful read up and do a lot of research about fish and the conditions they need to survive before you purchase any fish. Find out about fin nippers because they can cause problems with larger fined fish. One last thing find out about how many fish to get at a time because the conditions in your tank need to adjust for the amount of life and find out how to properly condition you fish for less stress when adding them to your tank, because less stress equals healthier fish.
Eddie - 2010-07-31 I'm keeping a tank of 10 of these guys. Very active, tend to chase each other a lot. They of often split up into smaller schools, sometimes 5 and 3 with a couple of others wandering around. They seem quite resistant to changes in the water. Overall a very rewarding fish.
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Lindsey - 2010-09-07 Yes I have 4, and they do chase each other a lot.
Michelle - 2011-04-06 Can I put my black tetras with my guppies and my mollies?
Skeith - 2010-06-24 This isn't exactly directed to Black-Skirt Tetras but I'm hoping to add them in. Id like to know what is the recommended size for about 15 fish including 4 species. Black-Skirt Tetra, Black Phantom Tetra, Serpae Tetra and Glowlight Tetra. Thanks for helping.
First introduced into the United States in the 1930's, the Blackskirt Tetra is one of the most popular aquarium fish!
Can I put Black Tetras with Green Barbs? I have 3 Green Barbs and do not want to get more. My tank is only a 15 gallons. What fish can I put with these Barbs?
Barbs and larger tetras will normally do ok together depending on size. Barbs tend to be a bit dominate if larger. Gaint Danios and platys are normal great additions. Can also put in catfish. Anything fast moving in usually ok. No angels or gouramis. Be careful not to over crowd your tank. Barbs like to be in schools so I would probably add a couple more.
Black Tetras are superb fish for newbies, but they are also excellent fish for the best of display tanks. I have a large school of them in a 300 gallon show tank in our living room; they are heavenly and get along great with the other community fish within the tank (i.e., Glowlight Tetras, Bloodfins, Buenos Aires Tetras, Red Glass Barbs, and Flame Tetras). I've had gorgeous Discus fish and Angel fish for years, in the show tank... but the masses of Black Tetras and other fish are just as beautiful, in their own way! I've had tropical fish since my grade school years; I'm now around 60 years old... and I know top quality fish when I see them. These pert, black beauties may be common and inexpensive... but as Walt Whitman sagaciously suggested... some of the best things in life are free. These fish, like flat miniature versions of Silver Dollars, carry themselves well, looking like content butterflies. They are never aggressive when kept in larger groups. They are very hardy and stay out at the front of the tank, displaying well. I even have a picture of one for the wallpaper for my computer!
My black skirt tetra has been alive for 12 years, what a miracle fish.
Hey I have a 20 gallon with 5 black skirt tetras, 1 shubunkin goldfish, two bumble bee platies, 1 Bala Shark, 2 plecos, 1 guppy, 1 Cichlid, and 3 tiger barbs. My fish are very good together. The only problem I have is that My tetras aren't eating and I've only had them a day... Is that normal for them not to eat the first couple days?
I would say it is not normal unless they are uncomfortable for some reason. Check the temperature and do partial water changes if there is any presence of ammonia or nitrites until the biological filter is functioning.
Hey I have a 20 gallon with 5 black skirt tetras, 1
I have two black-skirt tetras in a ten gallon tank. These fish were kept with three danios (two long finned), two ghost shrimp, an ADF, and one chinese alge eater. These tetras DO NOT like long-finned fish. It nipped at my betta's tail when he was in the tank, and had recently killed one of my danios, I give the other one till the morning... his fin has been nipped at and is frayed from the ends. The small finned danio is fine. Also the chinese alge eater loves them. They are great fish to keep, i just suggest that you try not to add new fish, nor put them with long-tailed fish.
Well if your danios are slow, they will be attacked. I've researched a lot of fish and the Black Tetra will nip at slow moving fish and acts aggressively towards them. Be careful.
Add a compatible tropical fish. Add in even numbers. Not in odd!!
Are they supposed to change colors? One minute their lower fin will be black and the next clear it's kinda cool and sometimes their stripes disappear.
Out of my understanding they will lose only the black skirt. I have heard. I never heard of them losing there stripes this is probably a cause of stress.
Did yours lose its stripes yet?
plz write me back asap
It's normal for fish of all species to appear to 'change colors'. They can, in fact, however this could be due to reflection and other factors.
What is the yellow stuff at the bottom the the tank in the gravel. Can they live in distilled water. Does fish places sell both male and female. how fast do you need to change the water when it turns gray.
It is good to start with purified water or even boiled water that has cooled down. There are easier methods though, you can grab a bottle of anti-chlorine at the pet store which will prepare the water quite nicely. Unfortunately that is only the start! Lol it takes sometime to get the water ready for you fish though due to the biological processes of the bacteria that need to take place in the water, for your tank to support a healthy and well balanced environment for your fish. The gray in your tank is a good thing that means the bacteria are changing the ammonia which is harmful to the fish, please note you do get the bacteria ready in a bottle for your tank just follow the instructions. Be careful read up and do a lot of research about fish and the conditions they need to survive before you purchase any fish. Find out about fin nippers because they can cause problems with larger fined fish. One last thing find out about how many fish to get at a time because the conditions in your tank need to adjust for the amount of life and find out how to properly condition you fish for less stress when adding them to your tank, because less stress equals healthier fish.
I'm keeping a tank of 10 of these guys. Very active, tend to chase each other a lot. They of often split up into smaller schools, sometimes 5 and 3 with a couple of others wandering around. They seem quite resistant to changes in the water. Overall a very rewarding fish.
Yes I have 4, and they do chase each other a lot.
Can I put my black tetras with my guppies and my mollies?
This isn't exactly directed to Black-Skirt Tetras but I'm hoping to add them in. Id like to know what is the recommended size for about 15 fish including 4 species. Black-Skirt Tetra, Black Phantom Tetra, Serpae Tetra and Glowlight Tetra. Thanks for helping.