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Cichlids and Neon Tetras dp1 06-18-2007
Posted by swarvegorilla on July 2, 2007, 11:16 am
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I had a nice earth eater display once with lots of tetra.
I'm sure I inspired many a person to try it with their oscars by mistake.



>
>>I am a new aquarium owner and was given 3 cichlids, just wondering if Neon
>>Tetras are compatable
>
> When I was in the fish store (LFS) business from 1976 to 1986 one of
> my favorite memories was of a fellow who came in one day and saw that
> we had in stock some jumbo Cardinal Tetras. He asked me to bag up a
> half dozen of them. I cautioned him that they might not be a good mix
> with his very large discus. A couple of weeks later when he was next
> in the store I asked him how the cardinals and the discus had gotten
> along. He replied cheerily that the discus loved them!
>
> He was our favorite kind of customer. Knew he was taking a chance and
> didn't whine and moan when it didn't work out.
>
> If you don't mind my taking the opportunity to toot our own horn.
> Groton is a Navy town, home of the U.S. submarine base. On a number
> of occassions we had new customers come in and tell us that other navy
> men, as far away as Hawaii, had told them that when they got
> transferred to Groton to be sure to check us out. We must have been
> doing something right.
>
> Errol Groff
> Former owner of the "Fish Shop"
> Groton, CT
>



Posted by Polarhound on November 10, 2007, 8:24 pm
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dp1 wrote:
> I am a new aquarium owner and was given 3 cichlids, just wondering if Neon
> Tetras are compatable
>

Depends on the size of the cichlids, but I would say that you would need
a lot more in order to keep them properly fed.

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