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Spotfin butterflyfish

NEON TETRA:ABOUT 1INCH LONG.BECAUSE THEY SHOW TO ADVANTAGE ONLY IN A LARGE SCHOOL,KEEP AT LEAST TEN NEON TETRAS.ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IS A"DARK"AQUASCAPE IN THE TANK,OTHERWISE THESE FISH APPEAR PALE.TO DARKEN THE BOTTOM COVERING,PLANT ANUBIAS NANA AS A GROUND COVER.ROOTS,DENSE VEGETATION AROUND THE TANK SIDES,AND A PARTIAL COVER OF FLOATING PLANTS.

Queen angelfish

BLACK TETRA:ABOUT 2INCHES LONG.A PLACID FISH THAT TRAVELS IN SCHOOLS AND INHABITS THE MILLDLE STRATA OF THE TANK.ITS ROUND BODY SHAPE AND BLACK GROUND COLOR MAKE A NICE CONTRAST TO SLENDER,COLORFUL FISH SUCH AS NEON TETRA'S.

CONGO TETRA:MALES ARE ABOUT 3INCHES LONG,FEMALES ABOUT 2INCHES LONG.KEEP A SMALL SCHOOL OF ABOUT 6 TO 8 IN A TANK AT LEAST 32INCHES LONG.IN THE SURRONDINGS THE BLUEISH IRIDESCENT COLORS OF THE FISH CANNOT BE SEEN TO ADVANTAGE.A PEACEABLE,SERENE,SCHOOL-FORMING FISH THAT DISLIKES HECTIC SOCIETY.MALES HAVE ELONGATED DORSAL,TAIL,AND ANAL FINS WITH LUSTROUS WHITE EDGES.