Congo tetras replacements?
- Thread starter The Masked Shadow
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Are there any african tetras sold for less than $6 each? There just seem to be much cheaper dither fish options that won't get eaten like black skirt tetras or Blue/Red Colombian tetras.
yes same thing for bush fish spotted perch i tend try not to use the word bush fish for different reasons when it comes to African fish discussion lol. Everytime someone says bush fish i keep thinking of fish out in the bushes they collected lol doing african lingo talk ?
When I mention higher end tetras meaning more expensive per fish. I am fortunate to be within a hours drive to Jeff Michaels: he owns: aquatic clarity he gets in hard to find tetras and another favorite spot of mine is half of a hour drive to freshwater exotics but they dont do africans i think only South Americans.
They sell tetras you cannot find anywhere for like 20-30 bucks a pop . Thats what i call “higher end” not the bread and butter fish that people have in stock anywhere. For both places mentioned i am lucky to be within a reasonable driving distance of. Cheers
I don't believe there are any that are cheaper. There are 'yellow congos' and Alestes tetras (3-4 spp in the hobby), but IME they are not that common, and are more expensive, not cheaper. I believe regular congo tetras are the only African tetras which are commonly bred in captivity and hence are cheaper. Very nice fish. I have noticed that of late (years), they seem to be weaker (genetics) and somewhat sickly, probably de to mass breeding and inbreeding.
Big kribs should do well. They are good at hiding and surviving, but no promises. Killies may be small enough to stay off the radar as long as they steer clear of the del.
