Blue black tetra?

liljj · 04-01-2006, 06:11 PM

Hey everyone, i went to walmart today and saw a fish named the blue black tetra or the red black tetra. I had never heard of that species before and wen i searched the name nothing came up. Can anyone give me any info of this fish because ive been thinking of buying i as long as it hasnt been died.

**SueM** · 04-01-2006, 07:07 PM

Theres no such fish as a blue black Neon, they are Black Neons.....
Check this and see if its them, If not, we'll keep lookin

http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/ch...kneontetra.htm

lotsoffish · 04-01-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by liljj

Hey everyone, i went to walmart today and saw a fish named the blue black tetra or the red black tetra. I had never heard of that species before and wen i searched the name nothing came up. Can anyone give me any info of this fish because ive been thinking of buying i as long as it hasnt been died.

I think you may have been looking at "painted tetras"

leveldrummer · 04-01-2006, 08:10 PM

there are also blue tetras, which ive seen in alot of stores lately, i picked some up, they look like a big neon, if you can get em home and acclimated, they are super cool fish.

RockabillyChick · 04-01-2006, 08:36 PM

blue tetras do not look like a big neon. they have no red on them

blue tetra:

black neon tetra

shev · 04-01-2006, 09:09 PM

blue black tetras? probably painted white skirts.

**TheOldSalt** · 04-02-2006, 04:56 AM

That would be my guess. The White Skirt tetra is a leucistic or albino black tetra, and these are often painted. A Blue black tetra sounds to me like a painted whiteskirt, which would be literally a blue black tetra.

liljj · 04-02-2006, 08:19 AM

well if they are what you are calling them, would they go well with guppies and corries?

Thanx liljj

**SueM** · 04-02-2006, 08:40 AM

Sure they will, they are a peacful schooling fish.
Is this them??..................

leveldrummer · 04-02-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by RockabillyChick

blue tetras do not look like a big neon. they have no red on them

well sorry, im color blind so i never noticed red on a neon, just look blue to me, like a smaller blue tetra.

shev · 04-02-2006, 09:44 PM

Dont buy painted tetras.

**TheOldSalt** · 04-03-2006, 07:35 AM

Hey, LD, how do tomato clownfish, stop signs, apples and other red things look to you?

Painted skirts & guppies together? Hmmm... well, if you had a good school of the tetras it should work, but a lone tetra might get bored and decide to chomp on the guppy tails. Or not; it's a crapshoot.

leveldrummer · 04-03-2006, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TheOldSalt

Hey, LD, how do tomato clownfish, stop signs, apples and other red things look to you?

they all look red salt, the problem is, small amounts of color, or shiny colors, are hard for me to make out, on most fish, i really only notice the largest colors, i dont see the small subtle colors well at all, and lots of colors look the same to me, certain shades of blues and purples, yellows and greens, lots of stuff is just confusing.

CyberSpike · 04-03-2006, 01:59 PM

I thought this was relatively funny at first, until a friend at school today asked me if I knew anything about the blue black tetras she just bought.

04-01-2006, 06:11 PM	#1
liljj ($)westside pimp($) Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 16	Blue black tetra? Hey everyone, i went to walmart today and saw a fish named the blue black tetra or the red black tetra. I had never heard of that species before and wen i searched the name nothing came up. Can anyone give me any info of this fish because ive been thinking of buying i as long as it hasnt been died.

04-01-2006, 07:07 PM	#2
SueM Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA. Age: 50 Posts: 1,056	Theres no such fish as a blue black Neon, they are Black Neons..... Check this and see if its them, If not, we'll keep lookin http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/ch...kneontetra.htm __________________ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled

04-01-2006, 08:10 PM	#4
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	there are also blue tetras, which ive seen in alot of stores lately, i picked some up, they look like a big neon, if you can get em home and acclimated, they are super cool fish. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

04-01-2006, 08:36 PM	#5
RockabillyChick Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 23 Posts: 298	blue tetras do not look like a big neon. they have no red on them blue tetra: black neon tetra __________________ She does nothing to deserve it He only wants to observe it We sit back like they taught us We keep quiet like they taught us He just wants, he wants to prove it She does nothing to remove it We don't want anyone to mind us So we play the roles that they assigned us She does nothing to conceal it He touches her 'cause he wants to feel it We blame her for being there But we are all guilty http://rockabillychick.deviantart.com/

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shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	blue black tetras? probably painted white skirts. __________________ no one will ever notice my Camouflaged typing.

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04-02-2006, 04:56 AM	#7
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,355	That would be my guess. The White Skirt tetra is a leucistic or albino black tetra, and these are often painted. A Blue black tetra sounds to me like a painted whiteskirt, which would be literally a blue black tetra.

04-02-2006, 08:19 AM	#8
liljj ($)westside pimp($) Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 16	well if they are what you are calling them, would they go well with guppies and corries? Thanx liljj

04-02-2006, 08:40 AM	#9
SueM Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA. Age: 50 Posts: 1,056	Sure they will, they are a peacful schooling fish. Is this them??.................. Attached Images __________________ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled

04-02-2006, 09:44 PM	#11
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	Dont buy painted tetras. __________________ no one will ever notice my Camouflaged typing.

04-03-2006, 07:35 AM	#12
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,355	Hey, LD, how do tomato clownfish, stop signs, apples and other red things look to you? Painted skirts & guppies together? Hmmm... well, if you had a good school of the tetras it should work, but a lone tetra might get bored and decide to chomp on the guppy tails. Or not; it's a crapshoot.

04-03-2006, 01:59 PM	#14
CyberSpike Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 19 Posts: 92	I thought this was relatively funny at first, until a friend at school today asked me if I knew anything about the blue black tetras she just bought.

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