orange... something rather....

Hamm35924 · 09-05-2005, 05:14 PM

I was at my LFS today and i saw these tetras that i was interested in and they were called orange rio van tetras or something...i cant remember exactly what they were called but i would like to know so i could research them a bit and maybe get them.

solar-ton · 09-05-2005, 05:42 PM

prolly buenos aires tetras

Hamm35924 · 09-05-2005, 07:10 PM

can they be ornage though, because i remember the first word of it was orange.

mlefev · 09-05-2005, 07:39 PM

It sound like it's one of two things. 1) A Buenos Aires tetra like solar-ton said, or 2) a dyed tetra (which you don't want...they're not healthy).

Hamm35924 · 09-05-2005, 08:10 PM

It didnt look dyed, it looked natural..... but i looked up those tetras on google and they dont look like the ones i saw, oh well i geuss next time i got my LFS i'll have to remember it.

mlefev · 09-05-2005, 09:46 PM

You could always just call and ask. If it's a smaller store, they're pretty good at knowing what they have in stock. I would be interested to find out what it is. I love orange fish

solar-ton · 09-06-2005, 06:15 AM

i had 3 dyed tetras once and they did great the dye was starting to go away but then the parasites came...i also have a blue con and a pink citrenellum and the same thing is happening...it could be a megalamphodus sweglesi or another type or subspecies

judya · 09-06-2005, 06:59 AM

Von Rio Tetra Calling them orange may mean they are a slightly lighter color form, or they may have been fed with a food containing lots of carotene to give them an oranger color
http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/allpets...onriotetra.htm
http://www.thatpetplace.com/LiveFish...54/Detail.aspx
http://images.google.com/images?svnu...ammeus&spell=1

**Fishfirst** · 09-06-2005, 08:24 AM

I don't believe orange von rio's are dyed. If they are, its too bad. They truly are a beautiful freshwater fish.

**Cichlid Man** · 09-06-2005, 11:42 AM

I don't think they are flame tetras as already mentioned. Try asking the lfs what their latin name is. If they don't know then sod them.

09-05-2005, 05:14 PM	#1
Hamm35924 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 229	orange... something rather.... I was at my LFS today and i saw these tetras that i was interested in and they were called orange rio van tetras or something...i cant remember exactly what they were called but i would like to know so i could research them a bit and maybe get them.

09-05-2005, 05:42 PM	#2
solar-ton guardian of the sea Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: a tree Age: 16 Posts: 685	prolly buenos aires tetras __________________ minimum oscar tank size: 75 gallon for 2 a 125 goldfish can cause hith diesease! so dont feed them goldfish as a staple diet!

09-05-2005, 07:39 PM	#4
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	It sound like it's one of two things. 1) A Buenos Aires tetra like solar-ton said, or 2) a dyed tetra (which you don't want...they're not healthy). __________________ Well rounded fun and discussions available at Lots of Fun 10 gal 3 zebra danios 2 solid orange platies 1 clown pleco Too many stinking pond snails to count...miserable things.

09-05-2005, 09:46 PM	#6
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	You could always just call and ask. If it's a smaller store, they're pretty good at knowing what they have in stock. I would be interested to find out what it is. I love orange fish __________________ Well rounded fun and discussions available at Lots of Fun 10 gal 3 zebra danios 2 solid orange platies 1 clown pleco Too many stinking pond snails to count...miserable things.

09-06-2005, 06:15 AM	#7
solar-ton guardian of the sea Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: a tree Age: 16 Posts: 685	i had 3 dyed tetras once and they did great the dye was starting to go away but then the parasites came...i also have a blue con and a pink citrenellum and the same thing is happening...it could be a megalamphodus sweglesi or another type or subspecies __________________ minimum oscar tank size: 75 gallon for 2 a 125 goldfish can cause hith diesease! so dont feed them goldfish as a staple diet!

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09-05-2005, 07:10 PM	#3
Hamm35924 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 229	can they be ornage though, because i remember the first word of it was orange.

09-05-2005, 08:10 PM	#5
Hamm35924 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 229	It didnt look dyed, it looked natural..... but i looked up those tetras on google and they dont look like the ones i saw, oh well i geuss next time i got my LFS i'll have to remember it.

09-06-2005, 06:59 AM	#8
judya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 55 Posts: 223	Von Rio Tetra Calling them orange may mean they are a slightly lighter color form, or they may have been fed with a food containing lots of carotene to give them an oranger color http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/allpets...onriotetra.htm http://www.thatpetplace.com/LiveFish...54/Detail.aspx http://images.google.com/images?svnu...ammeus&spell=1

09-06-2005, 08:24 AM	#9
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,541	I don't believe orange von rio's are dyed. If they are, its too bad. They truly are a beautiful freshwater fish. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

09-06-2005, 11:42 AM	#10
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	I don't think they are flame tetras as already mentioned. Try asking the lfs what their latin name is. If they don't know then sod them. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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