question about mixing fish...

[tikeyas_mom]

I just set up my 20Gallon tank a couple days ago (I added two of my black/white skirt tetras (whome I have had for 3 years already)), I was curious to know what other types of fish I can house safely with my two tetras...

[Flatcoatluver]

I have one black skirt tetra, they are such cute little fishies! With him I have guppys, dwarf sunset platys, mixed fruit tetras, and a couple other species of tetras. Sorry I was no help.

[IRescue452]

Is your tank cycled already?
You should add a few more of the same tetras to make a school. Most small tropicals will do alright. Barbs, rasboras, platies, swordtails, rainbowfish. You might also consider a small bottom level fish like a bristlenose pleco or a small group of loaches or cories.
Mixed fruit tetras are dipped in chemicals to get the colors. The process is very painful and the colors fade away with time. Don't give stores money for doing that.

[Chilli]

I agree with IRescue, from my own experiance, most tetras seem to do really well in schools. =]
Right now my Black Skirt tetra is in my "rescue" tank(they are fish from a guy who was going to dump them if I hadn't taken them) and the little fish is perfectly fine with a few hatchetfish, barbs, and a guppy.
HERE is a site that shows pictures of many other species of tetras. Also, you can look at other fish through the links displayed on the left. Lifebearers, Danios, & Rasbora would all be good section to look at.
Good luck! =D

[Flatcoatluver]

Mixed fruit tetras are dipped in chemicals to get the colors. The process is very painful and the colors fade away with time. Don't give stores money for doing that.

Are all of them dyed?
Walmart had some dyed yellow, purple, and blue. But petsmart had none of them died of what I know of, mine is white, but when the light comes on there is a pinkish tinge.

[tikeyas_mom]

yeah i would never buy a dyed white skirt i think that is soo cruel.... mine are regular colors, white and white /black... yes the tank was cycled for 24 hours before we added my fish.. (we moved so they were lviing at my moms for a while)... I love guppies (a friend of mine breeds them) they would do alright with my Full grown tetras?? They have been knows to peck at other fishies...

[IRescue452]

flatcoatlover, that sounds like either a bad dying job or that they are already faded

[borzoimom]

I just set up my 20Gallon tank a couple days ago (I added two of my black/white skirt tetras (whome I have had for 3 years already)), I was curious to know what other types of fish I can house safely with my two tetras...

Those are set at a 7.2 ph level. Basically other schooling fish, swords, danios, and Also Angels as long as you DO NOT add tigers. They are aggressive. You can also put a betta in there if the betta has a castle to " protect.