Hello, I'm new here and just wanted to see what the thoughts and experiences of some you were regarding tetra stocking.
My girlfriend and I have a 29 gallon tank and we want to keep tetras and some other compatible species. We currently have 2 Neon Tetras, 3 Glowlight Tetras, 1 Rubber Lip Pleco. The tank is healthy and is planted, water tests every other day, temperature kept between 78-82 F, and a 5 gallon water change weekly. How many tetras could we keep happily ( Neon, Glowlight or similar, none of the bigger or long-fin varieties)? And from personal experiences what fish work well with tetras? My girlfriend has her heart set on getting a male beta to go in with them (and I enjoy betas but am concerned about how one would jive with the tetras because I have heard contrasting stories) or another larger 2"-3" species that does well with the tetras. We want to keep it mainly a tetra tank but just want to have some other neat species in there to break up the monotony. ( Our ultimate goal is to eventually do discus fish with the tetras, but we don't want to take on discus care yet until this tank is well established and has been going strong for at least a year.) So we just want to stock it with something interesting while we help it come into its own. I look forward to any advice and appreciate it all .
Thanks,
Jeff
P.S. Once I find our camera I will try to get some pictures up
My girlfriend and I have a 29 gallon tank and we want to keep tetras and some other compatible species. We currently have 2 Neon Tetras, 3 Glowlight Tetras, 1 Rubber Lip Pleco. The tank is healthy and is planted, water tests every other day, temperature kept between 78-82 F, and a 5 gallon water change weekly. How many tetras could we keep happily ( Neon, Glowlight or similar, none of the bigger or long-fin varieties)? And from personal experiences what fish work well with tetras? My girlfriend has her heart set on getting a male beta to go in with them (and I enjoy betas but am concerned about how one would jive with the tetras because I have heard contrasting stories) or another larger 2"-3" species that does well with the tetras. We want to keep it mainly a tetra tank but just want to have some other neat species in there to break up the monotony. ( Our ultimate goal is to eventually do discus fish with the tetras, but we don't want to take on discus care yet until this tank is well established and has been going strong for at least a year.) So we just want to stock it with something interesting while we help it come into its own. I look forward to any advice and appreciate it all .
Thanks,
Jeff
P.S. Once I find our camera I will try to get some pictures up