Oh great. I just seen these in my fish store yesterday with a price tag of $20 each the price tag was too high for me that day. I think they are such a beautiful fish
Dear Sir: $20.00/each is quite high for Columbian tetra (Hyphessobrycon columbianus). I sell mine for $1.00/each (store credit) at my, favorite pet store. They sell them for $2.00-$4.00/each. This fish is very hardy and easily bred. I wonder if what you saw for $20.00/each was dwarf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox). They have a similar color pattern, but their colors are much brighter when in top condition. They also tend to sell for around $20.00/each. Thank you for your, lovely comment and support. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
E. J. Brinegar I’m pretty sure it was them but I could be mistaken I will double check next time I’m there because I definitely want some they were in a more high end fish store
You are probably correct. Prices vary, widely, depending upon location. I was surprised to see Columbian tetra for sale in my, local, pet store, yesterday, for $4.60/each. (My, favorite, pet store is about 30 miles away, in a neighboring state.). I sold some, Columbian tetra to my, local, pet store, few years ago, and they didn't sell well. Columbian tetra aren't very popular because their colors aren't particularly bright. But, it's a fine, schooling fish and I highly recommend them for larger tanks. I hope that you can find them for a reasonable price and have a chance to give them a try. Sincerely, Brinegar
Dear Michael Harrity: I'd go larger. These fish are fast-swimming and quite large, for characins in the hobby. I tried to select-breed them in a 10-gallon, once. They appeared miserable, so I quickly returned them to a 75-gallon tank. Thank you for your interest and lovely comment. All my best, Sincerely, Brinegar
Dear Discus Keeper: That varied. I was taking 50 to my, favorite, pet store about every three months. However, sometimes I took 50 every month and other times it took over three months to come up with 50. This fish grows very slowly. I sometimes had more than 50 big enough to sell, but the pet store was unwilling to take more than 50, at one time. I'm considering a new way to catch the fry. I'll show updates if this works out. Thank you for your, continued help and encouragement. All my best, Sincerely, Brinegar
Dear Brentor14: Columbian tetra are egg-scatterers. Females drop eggs during breeding and males fertilize the eggs as they are released. Fertilized eggs drop into the substrate. Males are slimmer and tend to have longer, dorsal fins. Females are likely to be plump with eggs. But, this species does not exhibit a lot of sexual dimorphism, so it's difficult to sex them. Thank you for your interest and lovely comment. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
Oh great. I just seen these in my fish store yesterday with a price tag of $20 each the price tag was too high for me that day. I think they are such a beautiful fish
Dear Sir:
$20.00/each is quite high for Columbian tetra (Hyphessobrycon columbianus). I sell mine for $1.00/each (store credit) at my, favorite pet store. They sell them for $2.00-$4.00/each. This fish is very hardy and easily bred.
I wonder if what you saw for $20.00/each was dwarf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox). They have a similar color pattern, but their colors are much brighter when in top condition. They also tend to sell for around $20.00/each.
Thank you for your, lovely comment and support.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
E. J. Brinegar I’m pretty sure it was them but I could be mistaken I will double check next time I’m there because I definitely want some they were in a more high end fish store
You are probably correct. Prices vary, widely, depending upon location. I was surprised to see Columbian tetra for sale in my, local, pet store, yesterday, for $4.60/each. (My, favorite, pet store is about 30 miles away, in a neighboring state.). I sold some, Columbian tetra to my, local, pet store, few years ago, and they didn't sell well.
Columbian tetra aren't very popular because their colors aren't particularly bright. But, it's a fine, schooling fish and I highly recommend them for larger tanks. I hope that you can find them for a reasonable price and have a chance to give them a try.
Sincerely,
Brinegar
Thats awesome that you got them breeding again. Cool video.
Love this fish can I put 6 in a 20gal buy themselves
Dear Michael Harrity:
I'd go larger. These fish are fast-swimming and quite large, for characins in the hobby. I tried to select-breed them in a 10-gallon, once. They appeared miserable, so I quickly returned them to a 75-gallon tank.
Thank you for your interest and lovely comment.
All my best,
Sincerely,
Brinegar
I’m glad to see your back on track with your fry , when you were previous breeding them how many per month did you roughly get ?
Dear Discus Keeper:
That varied. I was taking 50 to my, favorite, pet store about every three months. However, sometimes I took 50 every month and other times it took over three months to come up with 50. This fish grows very slowly. I sometimes had more than 50 big enough to sell, but the pet store was unwilling to take more than 50, at one time.
I'm considering a new way to catch the fry. I'll show updates if this works out.
Thank you for your, continued help and encouragement.
All my best,
Sincerely,
Brinegar
Cool i just got some of these :)
How do you tell the difference between male and females? And when one is pregnant how do you tell?
Dear Brentor14:
Columbian tetra are egg-scatterers. Females drop eggs during breeding and males fertilize the eggs as they are released. Fertilized eggs drop into the substrate.
Males are slimmer and tend to have longer, dorsal fins. Females are likely to be plump with eggs. But, this species does not exhibit a lot of sexual dimorphism, so it's difficult to sex them.
Thank you for your interest and lovely comment.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
E. J. Brinegar
Thank you for your reply I just got into the species and they’ve fascinated me thank you for your time and knowledge on the subject