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June 17th, 2008
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orange tetras?
Hello, one of my mom's friends has some tetra's she is ready to flush down the toilet b/c she doesn't want to take care of them anymore. I offered to take them b/c I dont want them to die, but I havent seen them yet, and all I know is that they are orange. Does anybody know what kind of tetras are orange?
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June 18th, 2008
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June 19th, 2008
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I have glowlight tetras and altho they have a red strip like a neon tetra I wouldn't call them orange.
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June 19th, 2008
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Until you see them it will be hard to determine what they are  They could be Von Rio Tetras also.
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June 21st, 2008
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Their probably Glowlight Tetras! Maybe your mom's friend is talking about the orange stripe on their body? Because glowlight tetras have that stripe.
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June 23rd, 2008
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Okay, I got the fish this morning. They aren't glowlites, but they're probobly serpaes. They have an orangish/pink body(its kinda clear) and there's a black spot on the sides. their fins are bright orange and black. They look like(shape) the fish sqrlyshrly1 posted. About 2-2.5 inches in length currently. They fit the description for serpaes, but aren't serpae fins white and black?
I hope they arent agressive towards my other fish, they needed to be put in a tank and my 10g wasnt set up yet. So they're in my 29g with 6 platies, 2 albino cory cats, an amano shrimp, and a neon tetra.
Last edited by momo9700; June 23rd, 2008 at 03:17 PM.
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June 23rd, 2008
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My serpae have a bit of white, not a whole lot. Mine never nipped. I have the short finned, the long finned are supposed to be worse at nipping.
Last edited by Lucy; June 23rd, 2008 at 04:42 PM.
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June 23rd, 2008
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Yeah. I can tell from your pictures, Lucy, mine are definetly Serpaes. I can't wait for them to get aquanited with my platies!
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June 23rd, 2008
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Great! I love mine, good luck. |
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June 24th, 2008
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thanks, also, how do you sex them? I'm set up for breeding my platies, and thought if i have male and female serpaes i might try my hand at breeding them.
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June 24th, 2008
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when breeding serpae tetras, its best to purchase them in a group. this way when they're "in the mood" they'll be able to select their own mate instead of being forced to mate with the only other availble member. its especially chanllenging when the other is of the same gender. aside from that, the serpae is a great novice breeder and the fry are very easy to raise.
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June 24th, 2008
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well, i already have some, and i wanted to know if there was a way for me to tell which ones are girls and guys. if they're all one gender then i can leave that idea on it's own until i get another tank.
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June 25th, 2008
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most likely the male is slimmer than the female around the middle.
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June 25th, 2008
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okay, i think i have all males. they're pretty thin.
EDIT: of coarse, they could just be a bit starved, the person i got them from didn't want them at all and was ready to flush them, so they could have been neglected.
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