Neon tetra
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Pros
- Once you get your water sorted out I would return or rehome either the betta or the widow tetras, and add more neon tetras (and widow tetras if you kept them) to keep them happy and healthy :)
- If you want that tight schooling fish look cherry barbs, neon or cardinal tetras and harlequin rasboras are amazing.
- Neons are fine
- after consistently failing to keep bettas alive for more than a year and a bit I tried out some tetras in my 10 gal and they seem to be doing amazingly, I’ve had no deaths and they’re all vibrant
- Would a couple chili rasmoras or neon tetras do okay?
Cons
- 3rd neon tetras can be pretty fragile, being sensitive to poor water quality and often victim to poor breeding, so be prepared to lose some or all of them.
- 10 Neon Tetras (or Green Neons)
- Neons are more of a shoaling fish than a schooling species, unless there's a predator, or if you have 100 in a 75-gallon tank.
- Neon Tetras have been in tap water for many generations, and can easily tolerate water from 4-5 pH like their ancestors as well as a pH as high as 8. Neon Tetras are fragile in a different way, though - they're really sensitive to nitrog...
- I know Neons seem to be a super easy fish to keep but they actually require fairly large groups to feel safe and a lot of space to swim.
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What redditors said (10 of 18)
3rd neon tetras can be pretty fragile, being sensitive to poor water quality and often victim to poor breeding, so be prepared to lose some or all of them.
Once you get your water sorted out I would return or rehome either the betta or the widow tetras, and add more neon tetras (and widow tetras if you kept them) to keep them happy and healthy :)
If you want that tight schooling fish look cherry barbs, neon or cardinal tetras and harlequin rasboras are amazing.
10 Neon Tetras (or Green Neons)
Neons are fine
after consistently failing to keep bettas alive for more than a year and a bit I tried out some tetras in my 10 gal and they seem to be doing amazingly, I’ve had no deaths and they’re all vibrant
Would a couple chili rasmoras or neon tetras do okay?
Neon tetras are going to be more fun to watch in a larger school size, think about getting 10 total.
Guppies and neon tetras have always been some of my favorites
Neon tetras!!!! Absolutely amazing schooling fish, meaning that they literally swim together forever! So bright, beautiful, and just the best option for your scenario!
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