Tetras for a Uruguayan tank

[jworth]

Looking for a good schooling tetra for my 75g Uruguayan tank. The smaller the better so it can be a large, dense school. Obviously has to withstand temps in the mid to low 60's as I keep my house cold in the winter. No Buenos Aires tetras. Maybe platys? Can they take low temps?

 

[CTU2fan]

Bloodfins. There are a few others that are slipping my mind right now, I'm sure somebody will come up with more.

 

[Titania]

http://fish.mongabay.com/data/Uruguay.htm

Peruse to your heart's content.

 

[dogofwar]

Bloodfins are a great choice. I use lots of them. Serpaes and black tetras are also pretty tough.

Goodeids like Ameca splendens are both cold tolerant and about the right the right attitude... also babies are a good food source.

There are some pretty cool native Uruguayan tetras but they're just not available in the hobby much...and challenging to transport back.

Matt

 

[jworth]

thanks guys. the bloodfins are pretty nice. about the size i am thinking of too.

what about the platy idea? they look ok and thier babies would be a good food source.

 

[dogofwar]

They'll work. Same with swordtails.

 

[shadowavenger77]

swordtails are nice. i have some in a 20gal and i feed the babies to mah other fish.

 

[jworth]

swordtails are nice. i have some in a 20gal and i feed the babies to mah other fish.

Call me crazy, even though the swordtails are a natural species, i feel that thier tail screams "I am a common aquarium fish and my tail is all for show".

 

[shadowavenger77]

Call me crazy, even though the swordtails are a natural species, i feel that thier tail screams "I am a common aquarium fish and my tail is all for show".

eh... maybe. i guess it depends on what kind u get.

 

[CTU2fan]

That's true, the tail does look like something line-bred.

I would think mollies would work too, if you're not looking for strictly Uruguayan/South American. They're probably a bit more cold-tolerant than the swords or platies. Tons of barb/danio types too if you wanted to go that route...white clouds obviously, but the small danios (pearl, zebra etc) are supposed to be ok in cooler water.