5/2/13

Our fish are a variety of different species.  Mine are the Neon Tetra and the Red Wag platy  Catie has the Mickie Mouse fish and Bailey has the three Glow Fish and a snail.

My fish info.

The Neon Tetra is a pelagic freshwater fish native to trapical parts of South America and orginates from Brazil, South America, and eastern Peru and can also be found in the River Amazon, Tiger, and Napo and Yarapa. It has a spindle shaped body and a blunt nose and a neon blue line that runs on either side of the body with a red line doing the same only placed on the middle of the body down to it's fin.  If the neon blue stripe dulls or looks dim in the light, that may mean your it is ill or stressed. Over 1.5 million Tetras are imported into the U.S. alone, each month!

1. Soft acidic water is the best condition for this fish.

2. The neon tetra is not easy to keep alive because it can develop an incurable Pleistophora disease. 

3. These are omnivores and can eat algae and can eat things such as freeze-dried blood worms too.

4. Our Neon Tetra is normally more comfortable in a group of its own kind but the other ones we had died.

5. It has no eye on one side of it's head and we believe it got into a fight.

6. Can grow up to 1.5 inches.

7. Preferred temperatures from 73 to 79 degrees F.

8. I observed that he stays very close to the front glass.

9. He doesn't play with the other fish or chase anyone.

10. A light over the tank is required so they can see their food clearly.

The Red Wag Platy is a solid red with black tipped fins and black lips.  At first when born the Platy does not have black tipped fins, it's more of a yellow, but when they get older the black fills in. He originates from Eastern Mexico, Guatemala and Northern Honduras.

Requirements/Behavior

1. Platies should have plenty of plants in their environment.

2. A good filtration system is needed for these fish.

3. These fish are omnivores and need algae to feed on.

4. You should change the water 20 to 25% every week.

5. They can live with any other peaceful community fish (like the ones we already have)

6. The male we have can reach up to 1.5 inches.

7. I observed that it swims very slowly and not as fast as the others.

8. I also observed that it gets along with the Mickie Mouse Platy more than any other fish.

9. He goes a lot.

10. He moves very fast when food is in the picture and has a big appetite.