[AquaticLife] setting up 10 gallon aquarium - have questions
Neon Tetra - http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Paracheirodon_innesi.html
Glowlight Tetra - http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Hemigrammus_erythrozonus.html
Black Neon - http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Hyphessobrycon_herbertaxelrodi.html
As you can see from their scientific names (the last part of the URL’s), they are different species, although all from the same Characin family.
I’ve seen forum posts and articles about inter-species schooling but it’s not something that is guaranteed nor should it be part of your planning UNLESS you have an agreement with your fish store that you can bring back fish that do not school and swap them out for ones of the same species.
The Black Neon’s get bigger than the Neon Tetra’s and Glowlight Tetra’s. Since you are already dealing with a small tank where you will be stocking it completely to the limits, you should stick with the smaller species to help avoid an overstocking situation. I’ve never kept Neon’s or Glowlights so I do not know if they will inter-school or not so maybe someone else in the group will have an opinion on this or you could just try it and see if they do.
Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com
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