Who doesn’t want to see their fish breed and give them cute little fry in the home tank? And I know tetras will be great even if they are small and cute. Hence, the love for breeding tetras either for profit or for fun strikes the heart of any aquarist and I completely understand why. But will all the tetras be easy to breed? Which tetras are easy for breeding in the home aquarium? While…
Glowlight Tetras are beautiful fish that can make any aquarium glow brightly. They have a distinct glowing stripe from the nose to the tail which makes Glowlight Tetras so appealing to many fish owners. These Tetras are ideal for beginner fishkeepers as these beautiful fish are hardy. But being hardy doesn’t mean Glowlight Tetra is immune to diseases. In this article, I will describe to you Glowlight Tetra disease and treatment along with prevention. Let’s…
Tetras are one the most beautiful families of fish you can add to your tank. These tropical fish come from the Amazon Basin of South America mostly. Hence, they prefer warm water in the aquarium too. So, this raises various questions for the fish keeper like you and me. What is the best temperature for tetras? How can you maintain the ideal temperature for your tetras in the tank? Well, tetras are tropical fish and…
The best way to keep a pet in your house happy and safe is by giving them the natural environment that they live in. This is where the biotope aquarium kicks in. It is essential to set up a biotope aquarium to create a surreal look for the fish you are trying to pet. To set up a biotope aquarium, you first need a tank and the knowledge of the real natural environment that the…
You may have seen people feeding bread to pond fish frequently. Your Neon Tetras might also eat the bread as the fish is known to be an easy-going fish. But, is feeding bread to your Neon Tetra a good idea? Sometimes, you might run out of fish food. So, you might think of feeding your fish with bread that day. However, bread is the worst food you can feed to your fish! Bread contains soy,…
Aquarium substrate plays a vital role while keeping a neon tetra in the tank. Neon tetras prefer planted aquarium and hence substrate becomes one of the basic things you need to keep in the tank. But the struggle starts when you are a beginner and have no idea what substrate goes in what tank. Questions linger, which is the best aquarium substrate for neon tetra? And why that specific aquarium substrate for neon tetra? Aquarium…
Do Betta fish belong to the Tetra family? Can you keep both Bettas and Tetras in the same tank? Can you feed them the same types of food? Do their temperaments match with one another? There might be several reasons for you wanting to know whether Betta fish belong to the Tetra family. The truth is Bettas do not belong to the Tetra family. However, when it comes to their living conditions and the level…
When you plan to breed neon tetras in the home aquarium, you come up with so many instructions to follow. But the most important thing after setting up the breeding tank is knowing about the neon tetra eggs. What do neon tetra fish eggs look like? How many eggs does a neon tetra lay? Neon tetra eggs are round but small with a clear whitish or yellowish color. They are known to lay eggs after…
Once you get yourself around the aquarium fish, the desire to own one takes over. Aquarium has that magic on people and if that aquarium homes beautiful neon tetras, so in this article, we will be discussing about how much do neon tetra cost and how can you get yourself one? Do each type of neon tetra fish cost different? Well, you are lucky to fall in love with one of the cheapest fish to…
It gets scary when you start to see your beautiful and colorful fish starting to lose color. The same thing can happen with neon tetras and it is very necessary to know why. Why is your neon tetra turning white? What are the reasons for neon tetra color fading? Is there treatment available to stop neon tetra from fading color or getting its color back? The reason for neon tetra color turning white and color…
