Yeah I've definitely thought about doing something like that. I think it would be pretty sweet with the right aquascape.
neon tetras
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seen some similar, usually in heavily planted tanks. pretty boring really. kind of an afterthought to great aquascaping. pretty damn cool initially though
I took a 55 gal. and filled it with Cardinal Tetras, Long Finned Black Phantom Tetras, a few Rams and a school of Panda Cory's. The contrast of the colors of the fish along with a heavily planted tank of various sized Java Ferns, were just amazingly a sight to look at. It was really an eye catcher for guests and friends who visited my house. It was almost like watching a rainbow of colors all at the same time.
I had a friend who was stationed in Japan, he took a pic of a 180 with atleast 1000 in it. They almost looked like feeders.
I got 250 cardinals for 125.00 off Snookn21...a tad small but wild from Brazil and my planted tank will be stunning one-day...gveng;4590731; said:
I'm trying that with a 20 gal tank I have, It's to small for territorial fish and wanted something that I wasn't gonna have to worry about. I've got 9 in it at the moment (I bought 10 and didn't notice I got shorted a fish till I got home) and I'll probably go pick up another batch soon.
I had my 75g set up as a community tank before with 24 Serpae Tetras, 12 Black Neon Tetras, and a few more species that I can't remember. It was fun in the beginning, but it just got boring after a year.
Tetras aren't as exciting as piranhas or oscars, but seeing my school of 35 devour flakes is pretty cool to see. They are a great addition to any fishkeepers collection, but I wouldn't keep only this species. I refer to my community tank as "***** fish", because my other predatory types are more fun to watch, but much harder to care for. If I was a noob, I'd definitely just have my 75gal filled with like 50 neons. They are a great starter fish, are beautiful to look at, and don't require extensive upkeep (due to their low waste output). These 3 factors should make them the number one choice of weekend fishkeepers, but, unfortunately, the betta and goldfish (a huge ammonia producer)are taking that abuse.
