Congo Tetra Tank Mates
The congo tetra makes a beautiful addition to any freshwater aquarium.
Congo tetra tank mates. Neon tetras have a bright red stripe on their sides and they love to be in a school so you can get up 15 to 20 if your tank is the right size and enjoy their flashy color as they swim around in a large group. Congo tetras are egg layers. So if cardinal tetra is an ideal choice for congo tetra tank mates how can neon tetras be left behind and hence becomes the second best choice for congo tetra as tank mates.
However still it s more proper to keep congo tetras in a school of 4 20 species separately. We recommend getting a group no smaller than 6. Congo tetra kept in aquariums are generally a good community fish when other fish are of similar size and temperament.
In captivity however a large aquarium peat filtered water and bright lighting will initiate spawning. Congo tetra tank mates. Compatibility and tank mates.
While little is known about their wild breeding habits. Tank mates can consist of the majority of small african and south american characin fishes live bearing fishes and barb except maybe the tiger barb corydoras like pygmy or panda dwarf cichlids like ram cichlid. There are a number of options when it comes to picking congo tetra tank mates.
These fish are the perfect addition to peaceful tanks and do very well with similarly sized fish that are gentle and passive. Habitat diet tank mates breeding. Both congo tetras and neon tetras are schooling fish so all you have to do is manage a tetra tank and get an ideal school for both of them.
Congo tetra habitat and care. They like darker substrates and enjoy nibbling on bottom growing plants. On the larger size for tetras congo tetras reach 3 inches 7 6cm in length.
Neon tetra tank mates should be small as they only grow to be about one to two inches long. This can be achieved with dim aquarium lights and floating plants. Originating from africa they are found in the congo river basin where they like to in slightly acidic densely.
The best tankmates of course are other congo tetras. Any other tetras small fish that won t eat the congo tetra or fish that have the same needs as the congo tetra. December 28 2020 december 27 2020 by alex.
Just watch any nippy tank mates with those fins. They prefer still dark soft peat filtered water with low light levels. Signs and treatments for some common freshwater fish disease.
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