Would like to add a school of tetras, whats the general concensus?

[we4wieners]

Id like to add cardinals, say 25. However, I am sure I will constantly be replacing them, true? I hear rummynose live longer. What ever you guys choose I will likely go with. I like them all and hope to have a healthy school of them. I have a planted 10g with cardinals I have had for years...yes years. I believe the outcome will be different in a 110g with discus.

[shrinkwrap]

Had good experience with rummy nose and bad with cardinals. I've had rummy nose for a year.

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[pastry]

Lemons have been my favorite. I have a 150 and started with 7. They've multiplied like crazy over the past few years and I've had to net a bunch out from time to time (after 2 years I've probably seen that original 7 turn into 150... give or take 20)

[jmf3460]

+1 on lemons, even though I chose black neons on the pole, I have a pretty tight school of lemons in with a tilapia cichlid that school really well and do not pick on him at all.

[we4wieners]

Thinking I may go with lemons. My LFS has WC Rummynose at 3.99. This is very disturbing....cant make a decision.

[nc0gnet0]

I like lemons as well. Much hardier

[jmf3460]

LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS

[trungnguyen]

Maybe a sump question, how does the lemon look?


Trung.

[Joe]

Lemon tetras are a good choice. Although, I'd like to try hatchet fish at some point

Joe

[OC Discus]

Don't skimp on quarantine. They are known carriers of ick and velvet. It may not even show on them, but they can pass it to your discus. 2-3 weeks in qt tank then add least favorite discus to qt. 2-3 weeks in qt with 1 discus. Watch for/treat white spot or other disease accordingly.

[Nick Klimkowski]

Rummy nose are my favorite, but congoes are nice as well may not be the best with discus though.

[we4wieners]

Don't skimp on quarantine. They are known carriers of ick and velvet. It may not even show on them, but they can pass it to your discus. 2-3 weeks in qt tank then add least favorite discus to qt. 2-3 weeks in qt with 1 discus. Watch for/treat white spot or other disease accordingly.
I have a relatively small Qtine tank. I will QT them though.


Lemon tetras are a good choice. Although, I'd like to try hatchet fish at some point

Joe
Don't hatchets mainly swim in the upper 1/3. I like the shoaling aspect of this lemons.

[Trubble]

I like Lemons. I have a school of 12 in my 135 gal. I also have 36ish Emperor Tetras. Given my druthers, I tend to prefer Emperors the most, but the Lemons are a close second.

[we4wieners]

could I possibly do two small schools of either combo....cards, lemons, rummynose, etc? I have a 110g with 9 discus and several bottom folks.

[blueluv]

Maybe a sump question, how does the lemon look?


Trung.

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[zachrabbit15]

HY511's are very nice and make a stunning school.

[we4wieners]

LEMONS it was !! I went with a group of ten.

[DiscusOnly]

Aquarium Center in NJ has these $1 deal on shoaling fish all the time. Last time they had it, I picked up 40 tank raised rummy for growing out. They are quite small but I am growing them out with daily WC and they are looking good so far. May want to give them a try.

I have lemon tetra in my planted tank. They are very active fish and easy to keep.

[we4wieners]

Aquarium Center in NJ has these $1 deal on shoaling fish all the time. Last time they had it, I picked up 40 tank raised rummy for growing out. They are quite small but I am growing them out with daily WC and they are looking good so far. May want to give them a try.

I have lemon tetra in my planted tank. They are very active fish and easy to keep.That's where I go. I cleaned out their Lemons. They have wild caught rummynose now for 3.99. I didn't know they had a dollar sale. Heading there this week to grab a few more lemons.

[Second Hand Pat]

If you want to try something a little different look at the gold tetra. I have a small school which is about three years old and they are too quick for discus to catch.

[DiscusOnly]

That's where I go. I cleaned out their Lemons. They have wild caught rummynose now for 3.99. I didn't know they had a dollar sale. Heading there this week to grab a few more lemons.

Wild caught are priced much more. They are about 3 times the size. I've had some from them that are few years old. They also put them in their discus section so make sure you QT well.

The $1 rummy are small and very young. I was not sure about them when I saw them in person. Figured I give them a try and grow them out. I got 40 and they have been doing good after having them for about a month now. I may eventually put them in with the wild rummy in the planted tank.

I got 10 High Fin Serpae Tetra and they are nice as well.

They usually advertise the special as 5 for $5

High Fin Serpae Tetra - Checkerboard Barb - Black Hi Fin Tetra
Bloodfin Tetra - Ember Tetra - Buenos Aires Tetra - Rummy Nose Tetra
White Cloud - Giant Danio - Lemon Tetra - Head & Tail Light Tetra
Pristella Tetra - Neon Tetra - Silvertip Tetra - Red Eye Tetra - Tiger Barb
Glowlight Tetra - Endlers Guppy - Black Convict - Cherry Barb

[we4wieners]

Wild caught are priced much more. They are about 3 times the size. I've had some from them that are few years old. They also put them in their discus section so make sure you QT well.

The $1 rummy are small and very young. I was not sure about them when I saw them in person. Figured I give them a try and grow them out. I got 40 and they have been doing good after having them for about a month now. I may eventually put them in with the wild rummy in the planted tank.

I got 10 High Fin Serpae Tetra and they are nice as well.

They usually advertise the special as 5 for $5

High Fin Serpae Tetra - Checkerboard Barb - Black Hi Fin Tetra
Bloodfin Tetra - Ember Tetra - Buenos Aires Tetra - Rummy Nose Tetra
White Cloud - Giant Danio - Lemon Tetra - Head & Tail Light Tetra
Pristella Tetra - Neon Tetra - Silvertip Tetra - Red Eye Tetra - Tiger Barb
Glowlight Tetra - Endlers Guppy - Black Convict - Cherry Barb
Thanks for the info. Gonna have to call about the sale. I go up often and have yet to see it. I'd like a few more Lemons. Very active shoalers!!

[pastry]

Thanks for the info. Gonna have to call about the sale. I go up often and have yet to see it. I'd like a few more Lemons. Very active shoalers!!

Make the discus happy and you'll make the lemons happy... make the lemons happy and you'll end up with more lemons :p

[we4wieners]

Make the discus happy and you'll make the lemons happy... make the lemons happy and you'll end up with more lemons :p
After a day in the tank the Lemons a running like thugs. All over the place! Very fun to watch. Are you saying I may not have to buy more?

[pastry]

Well, how many did you get? I think most common tetras would multiply in my tank because of all the crap (plants... and yes, algae) I have in there. Pristellas did the same thing (multiplied... but definitely not as quickly as those original 7 lemons!). I remember getting the 7 lemons and thinking, "damn't, wish the store had more because I have a few more discus than I do lemons," but then within a few months of leaving them alone (but continuing more normal WCs and discus keeping) I saw a few tiny dots that were miniature lemons... and then that became a normal occurrence.

[we4wieners]

Well, how many did you get? I think most common tetras would multiply in my tank because of all the crap (plants... and yes, algae) I have in there. Pristellas did the same thing (multiplied... but definitely not as quickly as those original 7 lemons!). I remember getting the 7 lemons and thinking, "damn't, wish the store had more because I have a few more discus than I do lemons," but then within a few months of leaving them alone (but continuing more normal WCs and discus keeping) I saw a few tiny dots that were miniature lemons... and then that became a normal occurrence.
That's funny you say that. After only a week, I noticed some of the Lemons pairing off and doing the dance. Is that possible so soon? I suppose I wont buy more. Can they spawn and raise the fry in a community discus tank?

[Tazalanche]

I like Lemons. I have a school of 12 in my 135 gal. I also have 36ish Emperor Tetras. Given my druthers, I tend to prefer Emperors the most, but the Lemons are a close second.We used to keep only cardinals with our discus, but bought 75-100 cardinals from January to June last year & only have 7 remaining. Apparently they're tasty to our discus, where the lemons & emperors are larger than an adult discus mouth. :)

We also have class N endlers in our discus tanks. They're pretty fast, but reproduce so much that even if the discus were eating them we would barely notice.

[pastry]

That's funny you say that. After only a week, I noticed some of the Lemons pairing off and doing the dance. Is that possible so soon? I suppose I wont buy more. Can they spawn and raise the fry in a community discus tank?

Honestly, I never see them do it (I think they do it in small groups though... a female and several males if I recall correctly). But yes, the fry a raised in my community. I wouldn't say "raised" because I don't try... they just pop up. I usually will notice them once about 2-3 mm's in length (sometimes one but most times their own little baby lemon school of 3-7 fish). It was cool the first few times but then I had to start netting them out once in awhile (give to others).

[Tictok]

I really like the look of cardinal tetras, but can be very sensitive to acclimate. My first batch I lost because I didn't do a drip acclimation. Next group have been great! I also have a batch of rummy nose and they school with the cardinals! I had a few Congo tetras in the tank at one time, but seemed unhappy and clustered at one corner of the tank... when I moved to another tank that was at 78 degrees they almost seemed to wake up from their super. Don't think they cared much for the high temperature.