i cant find a picture of them on the interent so i cant find the name

they are the small ones with like a streak of blue lighting on the top of them and they swim around in groups


well that is the info i got from seeing them at the pet store and i really would like a couple so i need to know alot about them before i buy plz help

p.s hopefully my mum will let me buy them if this time i really do know how to care for them and dont need the assistants to tell us how

are you thinking of neon tetras maybe?

Neon Tetras?

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_neon.php

no they were kind of fully blue

ill carry on searching

If you saw them in the tropical section then you cant put them with goldies as their needs are different.

Did you see them in the cold tanks? They could have been medaka i think they are called. The blue in them isnt natural and is the embryo or something to do with jellyfish which glow.

Did they look like the neo tetras but different colour? 'cause there are loads of types of tetra and a few are fully blue.

hmm...i think i may have found it

is it a neon tetra?
http://static.flickr.com/18/70743005_cae9fba361_m.jpg

i needed to see it from a view further back so is it neon or not?

Yes, It is neon Tetra Blue.It also have red neon and green too.

thanks

ill do some research about them and see if they are sutible for me


dont worry im not putting them in with my comet because im 99% sure that she would eat them

EDIT: ok so far i have found nothing about how to care for them, help please

Even if the fish would not eat them. They do not belong with goldies. Neon are tropical fish

Well you guys are almost right. Those are cardinal tetras...very similar to neons Emma, why don't you start a topic in our tropical section. You can get better help there from me and many other tropcial enthusiasts.

thats what i thought but i didnt know if they were tropical
so if anyone could move it for me i would appreciate it
i knew they were tropial when i found out what they were so i will try and find out more about them

i have finaly found some info on them and i take it i need a heater
how easy is it to get everything for the fish right?

Well cardinal tetras are pretty hardy after they adjust to your water. If you pH is a lot different than the petstore it may be harder for them. Also, they can not tolerate ammonia or nitrite in their water, so make sure you cycle the tank before bringing them home. You have a cycled goldfish tank, right? You can bring some media from that filter over to the new tank's filter and that will definately jump start the cycle. Just make sure you don't leave the media in the tank without fish for more than a couple hours. Its best to just move it over when you bring home the fish and are acclimating it to your water. Cardinals need to be in groups of at least 6, preferably more in order to feel safe and happy. The best small size tank would be a 10 gallon, and you'd still have a little room for a couple other smallish fish. If you only want cardinals, a 7 gallon would be the bare minimum for about 6 of them.

Tropical tanks are a lot like goldfish tanks. The only thing that is different is the heater. Cardinals like a steady temperature of 75*F-81*F.