Tips for creating stunning tetra schools: best schooling species, optimal numbers, and layout techniques.
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Tips for creating stunning tetra schools: best schooling species, optimal numbers, and layout techniques.
Tetra schooling is one of the most beautiful sights in a planted aquarium. Here's how to create and maintain stunning schools.
Rummy-nose Tetra (strongest schooling instinct), Cardinal Tetra (dramatic red-blue), Green Neon Tetra (elegant blue-green). Neon Tetras school loosely once comfortable.
Cool-toned lighting highlights neon colors; warm tones enhance red fish (Rummy-nose). Dark backgrounds make schools pop.
Purchase tetras in bulk from Bri-Choku breeders for the best schooling effect.
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