TropicalGrimmish

I have neons,cadinals,black neon & glowlight tetras,my concern is that they dont come out much thye like to hide under the plants & rocks. only time they come out is to feed.

temperature is perfect for them, my readings are good, lots of plants, im thinking they dont like the powerhead <- is set very low, and or the floresent light. heres a pic of my tank.. I would like to see the tetras out & about..plz help

Nick Goody

Some tetra's are more active when the lights go out. Have you tried observing them with the lights off?

TropicalGrimmish

yes they are more active with the lights off

Nick Goody

It's probably just the lighting then. Don't know if theres much you can do about it. How long have you had them?

TropicalGrimmish

my neons & cadinals for about 2 months, & my glowlight/black neon for about 2 weeks.

capekate

I dont know why your neons are not swimming around. In that gorgeous tank of theirs why would they hide? You did a fantastic job with the set up btw. Maybe they are just swimming around all the plants and caves and that may be why you hardly see them. They should all get along as species goes, so I dont understand what their problem is.
Sorry to hear it... I know its frustrating when you cant see the fish.

TropicalGrimmish

ya all the tetras get just fine actually they all school togther..

capekate

It sounds great, Im sure they look really good schooling around together!

Lucy

That's a really nice looking tank!

TropicalGrimmish

oh ya, thank you

TropicalGrimmish

I was thinking moving my rocks towards the front and a few plants as well, see if they will hang out in the front more often.

Drew 43920

You have 22 fish in a 20 gallon tank.
That is hard on the fish.

TropicalGrimmish

ya, but i keep up with water changes, my reading are good,all the tetras school toghter, in my 20 gal long tank.

Jess

Great looking tank!

2oldguy

I think I read that neons are low light fish, that they like to swim around in shady areas. Why not try a mass of floating plants or put in a floating piece of flat wood to creat a large shadow and see if they school there. Be cautious, though, about reducing water surface for oxygenation by increasing the airstone activity...

Drew 43920

I was thinking of "swimming room".

MrEMeat

I found that my neons started to come out more after my plants grew up to the surface. I think they feel like they can hide more easily when there is cover at the level where they swim. I also found them more active in a tank with lower watts per gallon.