Top 5 Black Skirt Tetra Tank Mates
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- The best tank mates for Black Skirt Tetra fish are docile community fish. Keeping these fish with other similar mannered Fish is going to be the most important variable. First, start by making sure you have enough black skirt tetras in their own school to feel confident. These fish want to be in groups so buy 5-10 of them.
The best tank mate is going to be more tetra fish. They’re all closely related and this makes for a great bond. The second best option is going to be rainbowfish or Livebearer fish.
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Hi everyone I’m new to owning fish. So, long story short, I'm stupid and uninformed. I bought some fish a few months back for my daughter. I wasn't aware I had to clean their tank so often. There was a real bad ICK problem at one point that lasted at least a month. Its all under control now, but the tank is so bad now. I did a little research to see how to clean a tank and was shook. So many steps much more often than I originally thought. I just invested in a water vacuum. And I NEED someone to explain to me how to clean a 2.5 gal. tank like I'm 5.
I'm currently not in the right situation for a larger tank. I was lucky enough to be able to have a 2.5. We're hoping to move soon, then I'll be going all out.
Honestly if you can't have a tank larger than 2.5 gallons I'd surrender the fish you have. That's not a large enough tank for anything other than shrimp. Fish really need a minimum of 20 gallons as they are highly active fish that can grow upwards of 4 inches.
if you’ll be able to get a bigger tank, filter and more mollies as they’re a schooling fish, you’ll be completely fine. it is very small right now, but if you’re planning on upgrading them, it’ll be better for them to just chill for a couple weeks instead of going back and forth to pet stores. but i wouldn’t wait longer than a couple weeks. i found all my tanks secondhand for super cheap!
i love my black skirt tetra fish so much, they’re such cute active little creatures and i really recommend trying to keep them. water changes are actually pretty easy, i had trouble with them at first but i found a way around it. i bought a hose that was long enough to make it to the toilet and my tanks. i just put the vacuum side in my tank fully submerged, wrap the other end of the hose with my shirt or something so i can do a big suck so the water starts pumping, put it underneath my toilet seat so it drains in the toilet and then you just go over the substrate with the vacuum and all the poop flies up but the substrate stays on the bottom.
It takes me like 20 minutes to do my 3 tanks, it’s annoying at first but you’ll get the hang of it. the amount of water you take out is dependent on the levels of your water, i highly recommend getting an api test kit. right now i’d do 50-70% water changes if i were you, later it’ll only be about 20%. i hope this isn’t too much, and that it makes sense lol. please let me know if you have any questions.
I wish you the best in keeping them. alsooo people sell tanks for $1 a gallon or cheaper on facebook marketplace & local aquarium groups- most new tanks are crazy expensive. smaller tanks are also a lot harder to keep clean, my 90 gallon is so much easier than my 40 gallon.
If you invest in a bigger tank you will notice a huge decrease in maintenance. Anything smaller than 20g is nearly impossible to maintain in my personal experience. Petco occasionally has $1 /gallon sales.
I started small, I deffs had too many fish! But it’s all about learning I eventually upgraded, but for people to tell u to surrender your fish is a bit harsh, if you love the hobby enough you’ll upgrade eventually.
But for the mean time I was the exact same I didn’t know to do gravel vacuuming I assumed water changes were enough. So the gravel vac thing sucks I can never get it working by “shaking” it up and down in the water.. I put mine in and suck on the end to get it going, sounds gross I know but the pet store lady told me that’s how she starts them cause she’s no good at the shaking thing either.
To control the flow pinch the tube or it’s just gonna take out all the water very fast especially in a smaller tank, I push my vac into the gravel till it touches the floor then I let go of my pinch in the tube and let it suck up all the crap
Before doing any of this though I have my new water waiting in a bucket with prime/water conditioner.
Black skirt tetra fish tank mates are fairly easy to find. Just find peaceful community fish.
I don’t do much with the filter but every month or so I’ll give it a rinse in the tank water that I’ve taken out, do not rinse in tap water
Also your fishy has some sort of wound on it I would look into that make sure it’s not columnaris. Cause unfortunately once there’s an infection in the tank they become septable to getting more diseases so keep an eye on their behaviour and physical appearance. Hope I helped.
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I like watching back on old videos all the time. Happened upon this one, and heard you mention add. My wife and I both have it, and have found that fish keeping helps both of us out so much. Yes, we may have more tanks than we need, but it helps us calm down so much
Skirted tetra are my favorite community fish. Ty for the list.
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I always think pf blackskirts like the better angel fish. Tetras are so much more compatible. I've had tetras nip at fins but that's only when their are a small amount of them. 5 is a perfect amount!
Thanks for the information! I have 5 black skirt tetras and want to add a few more tank mates!
Wonderful video, especially with the cat alerts. 🐈
I have mine with Black Neon Tetras, Bronze Corydoras, Peppered Corydoras and Ancistrus. Black Neons are an especially good choice because they school higher the water column, are nearly always visible and come from the same region (Paraguay River Basin).
I have black skirts with neons and they get along great, except for when I feed them, the black skirts are voracious and hoard the food, lol.
These are awesome fish! Black natural, white and long-fin are available and all are easy to keep and not to nippy. I have kept a school of 4-6 with angels and gouramis with no problems and they live a good 4-5 years. I will always have some black skirt tetras in my tanks. Plus, who doesn't like black skirts? ;)
I've Black Skirt Tetra, it always give me creepy feeling by it's gray and black gradients combination.. It's cool 😎
I got 10 of these black skirts, put them in with my guppys, mixture of males and females..and they basically ate all the males because of their big rear fins, black skirts eat and nip at fish that have big fins
They do same for my guppy’s and danios
So, does that mean I should NOT add Angel Fish to my community tank with Dark Skirt Tetras (already have the dark skirt tetras in there)
@RaBob your angel fish should be fine as they are bigger than black skirt tetras but if you get the breed of angel fish with the soft fluffy looking fins then the blackskirts may peck at them and kill them..to be completely safe I'd keep the black skirts separately in their own tank..that's what I do
Interesting. I have two Black skirts with, two red eyed tetras, two black bubble eye gold fish and one silver gold fish. They are so happy. Thank you for the info.
Loving your fish tanks great setups you have
I have 10 black skirt tetras and 8 neons and a betta but have had to separate the betta because the black skirt tetras keep attacking it
I have a orange and black platy that literally shadows my one black skirt tetra. The Tetris tail is frayed so I think maybe the platy or mollies that I have might be nipping his tail? I don't know whether it's fin rot or from another fish. My tank is clean my parameters are all good all the other fish including the Tetris are healthy and eating. I was contemplating maybe removing him and treating him with aquarium salt or something? Any suggestions? I have a 3 and 1/2 gallon tank that I currently have a better end but he will be moving into a 10 gallon tank. Would I be able to use at 3 and 1/2 gallon temporarily while I treat the tetra?
Love the hand talk. Very italian
That is a nice tank setup..
I have a tetra that looks like the black skirt but the skirt and other fins are super long ...what are these called? Are these okay with the small neons? I've also heard from various sources that the black skirts can be nippers?
I'm thinking of adding Angel Fish to my 240 liter (65-gallon) community tank... which currently has 6 Dark Skirt Tetras and 10 neon Tetras. Is that a bad idea? Or does that work? Thanks!!!!
Can i pair them with neon tetras?
Any bottom feeder fish that can live with them? Because my tank is always Dirty at the bottom and I want a tank I only have to water change every month or so. Almost self sufficient like real life ish.
Thanks
What about acara?
Looking for tank mates for my bst. 😅
I rehomed 2 fish one a black skirt and I’m not sure what the other is but I have the Diamonds and Buenos. I will get a couple more mates but was wondering about the others to live with.
Got 8 White Skirt Tetras 2 Honey Gouramis, and 7 False Julii Cory Catfish. The Corys and Honeys seem real stressed, hiding or swimming around erratically. It's only been a day since they've been put together. Do I need to separate them?
What ended up happening ? I have a honey gourami and two fancy guppies and was looking into getting 5+ black skirts
@@doms.geckos I ended up re-hom8ng the White Skirt Tetras at Petco. Got some smaller schooling fish, Emver and Neon Tetras. Much better now :)
Are used to keep a Black Skirt Tetras have you ever kept white skirt tetras that’s my question to you? What are the cats names ? very cool set up for the fish and plants. I wish I had the space to do that as well. Have you ever put lucky bamboo plants in your tanks?
You can see white skirt tetra in the tank in the video
Can I add the Buenos Aries and Diamond Tetras?
They can being kept with apple snails?
What state are you in ? Do you have grape soda 🥤 in your state ?
I'm in NY and we have grape soda!
I have my black skirt tetra with my green neon tetras
I honestly love your passion and knowledge of the fish and plant hobby. But love a ramble don't u and get off topic midway explaining why we turned in for. Have u got adhd did you say ?
Hello, I currently have 40 gal. I want to have 4 pearl gouramies, 3 white skirts tetras, 1 electric blue acara and 1 pleco. Is that okay?
I have four gold skirts n four red eyes n I threw in ten neons n I’m nervous for them since they fin nipped one so far, do I add more skirts n red eyes to chill em out or just not mix em at all
Super informative, GORGEOUS tank & immediately subscribed when I saw you getting so gently & sweetly distracted by the cats 🥹
Lost my cat (bestfriend, roommate, babygirl) of 12 years very recently & I’d give the WORLD to get distracted by her again ❤️🩹
How would 8 get on with Bolivian Rams?
How many can i put in a 20 gallon and can i out tankmates?
might be a problem that i only got one and i have a 3 gallon tank but I have two surpea tetras and a white skirt tetra... Is this not good for the fish? (I also have a snail)
3 gallons is too small for skirt tetras. They are a large tetra. Stick with one betta fish or a few small tetras.
Can put all different tetras together? Ex. 6-8 of these red neon, cardinal, green neon, black neon, blue emperor, black emperor, rummy nose, ember, kitty tetra, lemon tetra, pristella, buenos aires, congo, white cloud minnows, zebra danios and koi angel fish (4)
How big is the tank? If it’s big enough to house groups of all that sounds pretty cool except don’t the white clouds prefer cooler water?
@@angiebear8727 110gal outdoor pond. noted on the white clouds. thanks!
@@bubskrz7647 yeah sounds cool. Just look into that. They might be ok 👍 good luck
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@@bubskrz7647 cool
I just got a ten gallon aquarium. I have only two black skirt tetras inside. Can I get two white skirt tetras to join them?
I bought 5 black and one white bcause they only had one white. Theyve been doing great for 2 months.
@@AmmaNonna do they all school together?
@@jayblu2638 yep they do. Only wanted the white one but she would have been lonely so i got the black ones to keep her company, they are a little family.
White skirts and Black skirts are the same species I believe, so they work perfectly together.
Way to stay on subject..
Boring I like the red blood parrots better