Funny you literally described my tank exactly. Blue gravel with a shipwreck and fake plants however over the course of time Java moss started to grow on the ship and it’s really helped out my aquarium
@@r3algoat977 Algea can occur with no other plants in the vicinity, they are microscopic plants that can be airborne, in fact some of the microscopic alga cells can travel for miles upon miles… eventually ending up in somebody’s fish tank lol.
I have 6 in a 10 gallon with a dwarf guarami and they all seem really happy. I still see the nice shoaling activity and they all come up together to the front of the tank when it’s time for feeding.
Got ten of these guys coming tomorrow, clicked on to see if i was missing anything in their set up. Check on all points haha i was pleasantly surprised. Thank you for the informative video
Awesome video. Love the page. Been keeping fish for about 5 months now. I love the set up from where u are recording. Is that your fish room. Love what your tanks are sitting on. I would love more details on that. It matches my furniture. I'm looking for something like that to make my fish room.
Oh I didn’t know they can live up to 10 years, my poor cardinals and neons they used to be so happy. Anyway great video and great tips and thanks for sharing 😊
Love the video dude, deffo subscribing, I wondered if you could help, I’m a beginner and looking to step Into the world of running an aquarium. I’m thinking these little guys are a great starter fish. How many could you recommend for a 64 L tank (14G). Thanks in advance
The only correct thing that I have done is having them in a dark water, I just bought them today just being impulsive since my betta died several days ago his tank was empty but still holds his dark water setup. I only bought 7 because it's what left in the fish shop, their tank was the 2.5 tank.
Just got a 36 gallon setup for my daughter we did skip the gravel and got sand for the bottom. Currently have 5 glo tetras could i add a school of neons to this tank? Also have fake plants would love to get real plants any suggestions?
Currently trying out my first ever aquarium and I would recommend some real plants. Get slow growing plants that are easy to keep like cryptocorynes and they should survive pretty easily, make sure to wash your plants before putting them in the aquarium to get rid of pest snails though, I’ve got quite the infestation at the moment. I’m not an expert so take this all with a grain of salt
Just started keeping tetras. I have always loved them. I have 8 out of the original 13.. water and environment are what they should be yet I cant keep them alive.
I was hoping I could do a school of 6 neons and 6 neon green tetras. Anyone have any insight into whether they'll school normally? I'm noticing aggressive mating behavior. The tank is pretty new so I'm hoping that as the plants mature, it'll help. Thanks for the videos!
My opinion is, if you have a 20 gallon, get 8 to 10 of them and don't add glow danios because they won't school. If you want to add more schooling fish with neons, get 8 purple zebra danios. I like em alot better than neons because they school more often than neons who usually stay in the middle of the tank or bottom stationary.
Can you put 6 neon tetras, 6 glowlight tetras, 2 dwarf cory, an apple snail, and a shrimp in a 50 liter tank with live plants, a half boat and and extra airstone?
I have a 10 gallon with only 5 tertas. Apparently less is the best because everytime I try a full of school 6+ they seem to die. How many should I normally have? Will the low ph effect the cory catfish
He said 8+. I personally have had 5 for 2 years in a 20 gal long with black neon tetras. they say they don’t school together and from what I can tell they either school together or schooling with someone else from the other group or just doing their own thing 😅
I have cardinals and neons but have never made dark water with leaves, call me stupid but is there a certain leaf I should add to my cardinal/neon tank ? I have plants (live and a good variety ) in all my tanks but know zero about making dark water or researched it. Please advise oh wise one. My tetra tank is full of darker spots with all the plants/driftwood.. but I'd like to make this effort complete as they are in the top 3 fav Amazonian fish.
I love neon tetras, but when and I got 10 for my very first tank. Water test said the water was fine, but they sat in a corner and jittered and a most of them died from stress I guess. The rest were fine
Shoot.. I was going to get a school of the mini tetras in my guppy tank... Is there a different schooling fish that is more tolerant to high light conditions? thanks
Hi, I want to add some neon tetra’s for my tank mate. But my tank is on highlights condition, is it okay to keep them in highlights condition with a bit high pH?
neon tetras are now bred in captivity at PH above 7 for the last decade and not captured directly from the amazon. I have tried to use the almond leaves. They do increase tannins in the water but I have found no difference in my waters PH from the leaves. My PH stays around 7.4. Also the tannins are not good for the planted aquariums because they block a lot of light. I have decided to stay away from any attempts to lower the PH naturally or unnatural and to focus on keeping a heavily planted tank and a diverse diet. Heavily planted tanks are good for almost all fish. Also it is good to have a small separate tank to observe and medicate fish when you first get them as well as to seperate them from the main tank when you observe sickness. Neons are extremely sensitive fish. So many die in quarantine tank before they even make it to the main tank. But if using this method, very few die in the main tank. I currently keep a school of 20 in my 55 gallon.
How many do you recommended in a 5 gallon tank? Surely 8 is a bit too much for 5 gallons, or am I wrong? (Still doing research on them before I get them)
@@kecake13 test the water make sure its above 7ph and keep the water temp at 78. And when you transport from the store try to make the trip home as street free as possible. If they get to overwhelmed their ammun system get weak hence they get sick or die! I spent years trying to figure out the right water parameters.. hope that helps
Thank you!! I need to delve into real plants... I turned off my lights... I need to add those micro pellets because I swear my tank gets nasty from uneaten food! I have 4 tetras and 2 cory catfish in a 20 gallon tank. Do you think adding 4 more tetras will be okay for the 20 gallon?
@@MarliQQLuv Congratulations on your betta! A 10-gallon tank is really not large enough for these fish and the betta may eventually nip at them or vice versa.
Simply Aquariums wish I would’ve seen this comment sooner today I literally went and got 6 neon tetras to put in my 10 gallon tank that has one betta in it, they seem to be doing fine. I do plan on getting a 20 gallon long tank within the next two weeks or so though
In 38 years of fish keeping, neon tetras are still my favorite fish. I currently have 12 in a community tank and they are gorgeous when they school. Lightly planted tank as of about a month ago, 1st time trying real plants, but mine have been fantastic with fake plants. I have had schools live 5-6 years with only losing maybe 1 or 2 over those years. Best foods I have found are Hikari micro pellets, Hikari vibra bites but I crush them up small so the larger fish can eat the full size, and the neons would eat the smaller pieces. Extreme brand krill flakes, Extreme brand community pellets, Fluval bug bites, Tetra Tropical flakes, and frozen brine shrimp!
@@djdup3819 depends how many fish do you have atm? On my community tank I feed my fish fluval bug bites once a day either in the morning or mid day. If you only got a few fish less then 10! Definitely only feed once a day you dont want to over feed you'll have build up on the substrate of uneaten food
How to care for neon tetras..... Me..... buys 20 throws them in a tank and feeds them daily, 3 years later they are all fat and happy. Bright lights and no tannins and 7.0ph
I am not the best at keeping my parameters consistent but I can tell you these little guys are hardy. Once you get them comfortable it's honestly quite hard to kill them.
My tetras loooove the pellets I fed my betta. They started hoarding them from the betta and piling them in a corner so they could school feed on them without the betta stealing any, it was so funny.
Ahh!! I am getting rid of a red and black gravel today. One thing I noticed while doing a tank clean is that the red abd black gravel was all PAINTED and little paint chips was just flaking off. I found some basic gravel at a local store though and bought that like candy. I wish I could have a pla ted tank but sadly I live in a desert. That makes shipping a no no until fall or winter. My fish are a second rescue, and i want to do right by them.
It’s tough to balance the plants need for light and the Neon’s aversion for light, any tips? I think I’m stressing my guys out but also my tank is quite heavily planted…
Ugh... my mum impulse bought these fish for my 6-year old brother. She assumes Thye were guppies and didn’t bother to do research! Didn’t even know what species of fish they are! Ugh....
I have 4 black neon tetras and 2 corydoras with 2 platium guppies and 2 dumbo or gumbo idk mixed guppies both are are male i don’t know about the other guppies or tetras but just got them yesterday in a 10 gallon looking forward to upgrading to a 29 gallon soon to get more fish with it
I'm going to be upset if my fish don't thank me genuinely like you say they will.
Danyo6809 bruh
Let’s not forget the rainbow gavel
This made me LOL 😆
😂😂😂
Did they ever thank you?
Funny you literally described my tank exactly. Blue gravel with a shipwreck and fake plants however over the course of time Java moss started to grow on the ship and it’s really helped out my aquarium
Cool! I am also a fish hobbyist and upload fish videos! 🐟🐟
that’s algae ..😂
@@emilymoazen124 How is he going to get algae with no plants?
@@r3algoat977 Algea can occur with no other plants in the vicinity, they are microscopic plants that can be airborne, in fact some of the microscopic alga cells can travel for miles upon miles… eventually ending up in somebody’s fish tank lol.
I have had neons since I was 15 ,today I'm 46 and have over 200 of these in my aquarium
I have 6 in a 10 gallon with a dwarf guarami and they all seem really happy. I still see the nice shoaling activity and they all come up together to the front of the tank when it’s time for feeding.
How are they doing now?
@@itsheckerrrrr3461 they were happy for a couple years but eventually most of them died so I traded up for a 75g aquarium
@@TwiSTeDBeAnS oh okay
@@TwiSTeDBeAnS how did they die
@@Ahuerta22old age is my guess
Got ten of these guys coming tomorrow, clicked on to see if i was missing anything in their set up. Check on all points haha i was pleasantly surprised. Thank you for the informative video
I have 22 in a 130L planted tank, with 6 glass catfish i never ever see during the day.
Seem very happy and thanks for the info.
“Ditch the blue gravel” 😂
Or, in fish for though style, DITCH THE FCKING BARF GRAVEL OR YALL GONNA BE YEETED AWAY
I just bought blue gravel for my aquarium
My neighbor gave me blue gravel with CAT hair in it I had to filter it out 20 times
@@Lucas-cx9hb omg the same thing happened to me about 2 months ago. Blue gravel AND cat hair.
@@ashantiwashington9838 OMG I DID TOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Amazon has hard water in its dry season, they do ok in your 7.8 ph.
Awesome video. Love the page. Been keeping fish for about 5 months now. I love the set up from where u are recording. Is that your fish room. Love what your tanks are sitting on. I would love more details on that. It matches my furniture. I'm looking for something like that to make my fish room.
Oh I didn’t know they can live up to 10 years, my poor cardinals and neons they used to be so happy. Anyway great video and great tips and thanks for sharing 😊
i have my neon terta in an eycosphere so the amon leaves is a great idea and this video is very helpful
Good tips. Greetings from Poland!
I got into fish keeping because of corona lockdown. I have 2 black skirt tetras. I’ll get more since they’re school fish.
Did you get more? How are they doing
He literally needs a t shirt that says '' i can't stress this enough''
He does
can you do a brine shrimp hatchery tutorial
Love the video dude, deffo subscribing, I wondered if you could help, I’m a beginner and looking to step Into the world of running an aquarium. I’m thinking these little guys are a great starter fish. How many could you recommend for a 64 L tank (14G). Thanks in advance
Do they need filter in the tank?
The only correct thing that I have done is having them in a dark water, I just bought them today just being impulsive since my betta died several days ago his tank was empty but still holds his dark water setup. I only bought 7 because it's what left in the fish shop, their tank was the 2.5 tank.
hope you upgraded the 2.5 gallon to 20. they need more space
hi like your videos, please make a video about how much and when to feed your fish, thank you
Already have one!
Best video on Neons💙
I'm going for Harlequins.
Thanks. 👍
Just got a 36 gallon setup for my daughter we did skip the gravel and got sand for the bottom. Currently have 5 glo tetras could i add a school of neons to this tank? Also have fake plants would love to get real plants any suggestions?
Currently trying out my first ever aquarium and I would recommend some real plants. Get slow growing plants that are easy to keep like cryptocorynes and they should survive pretty easily, make sure to wash your plants before putting them in the aquarium to get rid of pest snails though, I’ve got quite the infestation at the moment. I’m not an expert so take this all with a grain of salt
You suggest having plants in the tank with your neons , what watt led light did you use and what size tank do you have them in ?
I think he keeps his neons in 20 galons. I am also a fish hobbyist and upload fish videos! 🐟🐟
Just started keeping tetras. I have always loved them. I have 8 out of the original 13.. water and environment are what they should be yet I cant keep them alive.
Thank x bro
I was hoping I could do a school of 6 neons and 6 neon green tetras. Anyone have any insight into whether they'll school normally? I'm noticing aggressive mating behavior. The tank is pretty new so I'm hoping that as the plants mature, it'll help. Thanks for the videos!
My opinion is, if you have a 20 gallon, get 8 to 10 of them and don't add glow danios because they won't school. If you want to add more schooling fish with neons, get 8 purple zebra danios. I like em alot better than neons because they school more often than neons who usually stay in the middle of the tank or bottom stationary.
@@soccreyes4647 how many Neon or Ember Tetras can I keep in a 12 Cube tank?
Brilliant! I have 18 cardinal tetras.. same principles?
I'm on a well and my ph is 6.2- 6.4 I think I'm gonna try these in my 29gallon. Where do you get some of them leaves from
is it possible to keep neons in 18 degree Celsius water? and what are the implications of doing so?
Bro how do you clean theses many huge tanks ?
Can you put 6 neon tetras, 6 glowlight tetras, 2 dwarf cory, an apple snail, and a shrimp in a 50 liter tank with live plants, a half boat and and extra airstone?
I have so much to do for my fish. One died out of the 6 🤦🏽♂️ I feel so guilty.
I have a 10 gallon with only 5 tertas. Apparently less is the best because everytime I try a full of school 6+ they seem to die. How many should I normally have? Will the low ph effect the cory catfish
He said 8+. I personally have had 5 for 2 years in a 20 gal long with black neon tetras. they say they don’t school together and from what I can tell they either school together or schooling with someone else from the other group or just doing their own thing 😅
I have cardinals and neons but have never made dark water with leaves, call me stupid but is there a certain leaf I should add to my cardinal/neon tank ? I have plants (live and a good variety ) in all my tanks but know zero about making dark water or researched it. Please advise oh wise one. My tetra tank is full of darker spots with all the plants/driftwood.. but I'd like to make this effort complete as they are in the top 3 fav Amazonian fish.
Indian almond leaves
Thank you Jheiar.
i know i wint get an answer but the local spring in my areas PH is 4.8 and im not sure if neon tetras like it that low
I love neon tetras, but when and I got 10 for my very first tank. Water test said the water was fine, but they sat in a corner and jittered and a most of them died from stress I guess. The rest were fine
Shoot.. I was going to get a school of the mini tetras in my guppy tank... Is there a different schooling fish that is more tolerant to high light conditions? thanks
mine eats the flake then spits it out .added them to the aquarium a day ago.any idea why
I'm a beginner and my neon tetra is chasing my other neon tetra just now even though I had them for about a month, please help me! Thanks!
I have neon tetras and red eyed tetras is this a good idea or not
Please tell me what temperature should I have at aquarium with neon tetra?
wait is that a thing?
*looks at my blue/black gravel that i bought for my first fish tank back in HS and still use today*
tetra the best
Hi, I want to add some neon tetra’s for my tank mate. But my tank is on highlights condition, is it okay to keep them in highlights condition with a bit high pH?
neon tetras are now bred in captivity at PH above 7 for the last decade and not captured directly from the amazon. I have tried to use the almond leaves. They do increase tannins in the water but I have found no difference in my waters PH from the leaves. My PH stays around 7.4. Also the tannins are not good for the planted aquariums because they block a lot of light. I have decided to stay away from any attempts to lower the PH naturally or unnatural and to focus on keeping a heavily planted tank and a diverse diet. Heavily planted tanks are good for almost all fish. Also it is good to have a small separate tank to observe and medicate fish when you first get them as well as to seperate them from the main tank when you observe sickness. Neons are extremely sensitive fish. So many die in quarantine tank before they even make it to the main tank. But if using this method, very few die in the main tank. I currently keep a school of 20 in my 55 gallon.
I am a beginner. Thank you so much for this video!
Can you show us your Neon's tank?
7:47 the tank to the right Looks like the tetra tank
I love these fish so much, but they are also so dang common and just leave you feeling... Meh, knowing everyone has them.
@@candicecampbell9887 heh, mindsets can change a lot in just a few months. Quite honestly, now I just think of them as classics and for good reason
My neon tetras not schooling. Any tips?
Just picked up 6 today!
He said keep them in schools of 8
They're fine lol
@@smaugswrath3144 That’s what you think.
@@danielledewitt1 Still alive buddy! Want a pic?
@@smaugswrath3144 For now they are alive, doesn’t mean they are happy.
How many do you recommended in a 5 gallon tank? Surely 8 is a bit too much for 5 gallons, or am I wrong? (Still doing research on them before I get them)
Same I have a 10 gallon and every time I try getting more than 5 they seem to die. I've been trying and fail everytime
@@kecake13 test the water make sure its above 7ph and keep the water temp at 78. And when you transport from the store try to make the trip home as street free as possible. If they get to overwhelmed their ammun system get weak hence they get sick or die! I spent years trying to figure out the right water parameters.. hope that helps
What are the brown leaves at the beginning of the video called?
indian almond leaves :)
Thank you!! I need to delve into real plants... I turned off my lights... I need to add those micro pellets because I swear my tank gets nasty from uneaten food! I have 4 tetras and 2 cory catfish in a 20 gallon tank. Do you think adding 4 more tetras will be okay for the 20 gallon?
As a tip, one inch per gallon.
@@emmanuelrodriguez934 no
I have 12 neons in my 20 gallon tank and they never come out of hiding except when it’s time for feeding. 😢
You made me dizzy. Show down, but thanks for the tips. Very helpful. Jm
Which fish was that at 4.05
hello sir ! can i ask 1 question ? how many day we can put fish in to new Aquarium tank ?
Wait for atleast 2 weeks or if you are adding chemicals 2-3 is sweet spot
How much do u feed them?
Is black gravel OK??
I have an Indian almond tree in my backyard lol
my neons have live plants anddd pink gravel lol
i have a 5 gallon and want only neon tetras- no other fish. how many can i get?
None. Unless you get a bigger tank. Then if you get a bigger tank you’ll have to fishless cycle it for 6 to 8 weeks.
You forgot water temp?
Can u advice what tank size to keep a school of 8 neon tetras? Im not ready for a big tank
10-20 I'd say
I just got 12 of these guys yesterday I told my wife I only need 88 more
Go for it!!! 👏👏👏
What do you think? Does the neon tetra need lower temperatures ? In old books you can find this advice.
And my son name is rithvick
I was told tetras only live for a year
I have ten tetras in a Vivarium’s water bowl lol They eat mosquito larvae and they love the frogs keep it nice and gross lol
Part 3????
They have to grow a little
KeepingFishSimple
nahhhhhh
My name is Rajesh
I just got neon tetras....but I only have 6... 😬
Get a couple more 😁
@@KeepingFishSimple I would but I only have a ten gallon and it's already got a betta.
@@MarliQQLuv Congratulations on your betta! A 10-gallon tank is really not large enough for these fish and the betta may eventually nip at them or vice versa.
Simply Aquariums wish I would’ve seen this comment sooner today I literally went and got 6 neon tetras to put in my 10 gallon tank that has one betta in it, they seem to be doing fine. I do plan on getting a 20 gallon long tank within the next two weeks or so though
The editing hurt my brain
The neon tetra is a fin nipper. Be careful.
Hi handsome
In 38 years of fish keeping, neon tetras are still my favorite fish. I currently have 12 in a community tank and they are gorgeous when they school. Lightly planted tank as of about a month ago, 1st time trying real plants, but mine have been fantastic with fake plants. I have had schools live 5-6 years with only losing maybe 1 or 2 over those years. Best foods I have found are Hikari micro pellets, Hikari vibra bites but I crush them up small so the larger fish can eat the full size, and the neons would eat the smaller pieces. Extreme brand krill flakes, Extreme brand community pellets, Fluval bug bites, Tetra Tropical flakes, and frozen brine shrimp!
How many times should they be fed?
@@airaabinguna6343 I just got them so I need answers too because everyone has a different method
@@djdup3819 depends how many fish do you have atm? On my community tank I feed my fish fluval bug bites once a day either in the morning or mid day. If you only got a few fish less then 10! Definitely only feed once a day you dont want to over feed you'll have build up on the substrate of uneaten food
Thanks for that, I’m about to add 4-5 neon tetras to my tank. Thanks for the good opinions!
I love you, thank you
How to care for neon tetras.....
Me..... buys 20 throws them in a tank and feeds them daily, 3 years later they are all fat and happy. Bright lights and no tannins and 7.0ph
Im pretty sure we dont stay until the end for the "youtube algorythm". Awesome video.
I am not the best at keeping my parameters consistent but I can tell you these little guys are hardy. Once you get them comfortable it's honestly quite hard to kill them.
Mine got ich and when I treated with heat all the Neons died but the Ember Tetras didn't.
U already know I'm watching the whole vid dw about that boi
its like giving them a salad constantly when they want a hamburger. Feed em the meat!
Did they die pr not live long i want to know so I can feed my new fish
Well neon tretras
If you keep neon tetras healthy, it will be very beneFISHal!
My tetras loooove the pellets I fed my betta. They started hoarding them from the betta and piling them in a corner so they could school feed on them without the betta stealing any, it was so funny.
You: don’t use blue gravel
Me: looking at my blue gravel tank 😂
Thanks i had trouble feeding them cause there are some bigger tetras.
Ahh!! I am getting rid of a red and black gravel today. One thing I noticed while doing a tank clean is that the red abd black gravel was all PAINTED and little paint chips was just flaking off. I found some basic gravel at a local store though and bought that like candy.
I wish I could have a pla ted tank but sadly I live in a desert. That makes shipping a no no until fall or winter.
My fish are a second rescue, and i want to do right by them.
YES. NO BARF GRAVEL, THANK YOU
It’s tough to balance the plants need for light and the Neon’s aversion for light, any tips? I think I’m stressing my guys out but also my tank is quite heavily planted…
Damn, i got lost in his eyes while watching this video LOL
same
Gay
my neon tetra fight each other why how to fix it
Awesome video! In the process of moving my school to a 30 gallon 💗🐟
Man I wish I could have a tank that big! It took alot of convincing to get my parents permission for a larger tank (just short of 5gal)
You're a lifesaver!!! Does spirulina flakes and powder do same thing??
Good video Bro.....
A comment from India
Thanks I appreciate the information very helpful
Thanks heaps
Rooibos tea (Coles and Woolworths) is the best and cheapest method of adding tannins @ 1x teabag per 45-litres. 😉
Ugh... my mum impulse bought these fish for my 6-year old brother. She assumes Thye were guppies and didn’t bother to do research! Didn’t even know what species of fish they are! Ugh....
Yessir, more tipsss
I have 4 black neon tetras and 2 corydoras with 2 platium guppies and 2 dumbo or gumbo idk mixed guppies both are are male i don’t know about the other guppies or tetras but just got them yesterday in a 10 gallon looking forward to upgrading to a 29 gallon soon to get more fish with it
You definitely know better then I do, but 6 makes a good school you get keep 6 tetras with bettas. That’s what I do, and the tetras are fine
I'm not a fan of fake plants
Hey dude this is so useful! Btw how do you make your thumbnail tho? Can u make a video abt it pls or tell me??