Fish sizes

[Knight~Ryder]

Okay I have decided to get 3 more head and tail tetras, along with 3 more rummy nose to bring those species up. My question is this, my head and tail are bigger now, how do I go about finding ones that are roughly the same size, or will it matter?

After what happened with the cardinal tetras, I learned a valueble lesson that I don't want to repeat. Time to bring up the same species.

[trashion]

I'm glad you decided to increase the schools. Honestly, just look in the tank at your LFS and tell them you want some larger ones.

[JustOneMore20]

If you can't find similar size tetras, then just get small ones. They may get chased a little, but they shouldn't be killed or anything dramatic like that. H&T tetras are pretty playful, so expect chasing in any newcomers.

I recommend you choose 2 schools out of your current stock and bring those up to 8. Your fish will be much happier that way and won't give you problems like you've been seeing. Since the Rainbows are not playing nice, they'd be a good candidate to go, as well as the Danios, which you only have 2 of. The Black Skirts should go as well.

Its hard giving up fish, but atleast you'll be doing the right thing for the fish you keep.

[Knight~Ryder]

Originally Posted by JustOneMore20

If you can't find similar size tetras, then just get small ones. They may get chased a little, but they shouldn't be killed or anything dramatic like that. H&T tetras are pretty playful, so expect chasing in any newcomers.

The head and tail right now are a little nippy with each other and usually stay seperate from each other, but probably because their is only 3.

Originally Posted by JustOneMore20

I recommend you choose 2 schools out of your current stock and bring those up to 8..

Head and Tail, Rummy nose. I really like the rummy nose, even though they seem a little dumb (maybe because their young) I heard these guys are harder to take care of?

Originally Posted by JustOneMore20

Your fish will be much happier that way and won't give you problems like you've been seeing. Since the Rainbows are not playing nice, they'd be a good candidate to go, as well as the Danios, which you only have 2 of..

The rainbows were really good before, I don't know what got into them?

Originally Posted by JustOneMore20

The Black Skirts should go as well..

I love these guys and the way they swim. The way they move is neat. Like I said they didn't attack the cardinals and savagely eat them, the so called "peaceful" rainbows did. They would be hard to let go.

Originally Posted by JustOneMore20

Its hard giving up fish, but atleast you'll be doing the right thing for the fish you keep.

I guess so....I just never wanted such a small community in a 38g.

So how would I take the fish back, and how do I know they will take them back?

[oliesminis]

first of all take a trip to your store and talk to them on their policy on returning fish, most will take them for store credit though some will only take them for free

to return them, first of all get a couple of plastic bags they use in the shop, they might give you a couple. next fill it about a third with water. catch the fish and put them in ( if the fish are small ,less than 2cm, you may want to sellotape the corners up) inflate the bag the same way you see the shop do it and the tie a tight knot in the top

hope this is in someway helpfull

-olie