FishMonkey
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I always see people asking would rummynose/neon/cardinal/ect tetras make good dithers and the generally reply is;
"No, not really, these are very good at hunting fry. Your best bet is pencil fish but failing that black neon Tetra are a good cheap commonly available dither that doesn't tend to eat fry."
What makes black neon tetras different from the rest? I've kept a few tetras and they've always been quite nippy and good hunters. I quite like these fish but I don't want to make the mistake of putting a dozen of these in a 150L with 4 macmasteri's as I find it hard to imagine tetras being good with apistos. Alternatively it's pay a ridiculous amount for red corals or struggle to find some dwarf pencil fish which could be a long time, the rest I'm not very keen on.
"No, not really, these are very good at hunting fry. Your best bet is pencil fish but failing that black neon Tetra are a good cheap commonly available dither that doesn't tend to eat fry."
What makes black neon tetras different from the rest? I've kept a few tetras and they've always been quite nippy and good hunters. I quite like these fish but I don't want to make the mistake of putting a dozen of these in a 150L with 4 macmasteri's as I find it hard to imagine tetras being good with apistos. Alternatively it's pay a ridiculous amount for red corals or struggle to find some dwarf pencil fish which could be a long time, the rest I'm not very keen on.
