Have a question!!! fish question

[Flatcoatluver]

Bump?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jessika]

Neon Tetras are tropical fish and thrive in warmer waters, 22-26C (72-79F). Therefore yes, you will need a heater.

Also keep in mind the rule of thumb for the amount of fish for your tank is 1inch of adult fish per gallon! Since an adult Neon Tetra can grow to be about 1.5 inches, then for a ten gallon tank you should not get any more than six - seven fish.

[Flatcoatluver]

yeah the guy petco said i didn't need a heater!!! And i was thinking they did because they were tropical thanks jessika just needed to confirm my argument

[Jessika]

Wow the guy at PetCo is an idiot. My PetCo must have had the smartest employees of any PetCo because the one I worked at we HAD to know stuff about whatever the customer asked us about or we didn't get put in that section. We had to take written tests and certify in stuff and everything lol

[chocolatepuppy]

I've had neon tetras for years. I don't have a heater. There is a light over the tank however, which does warm up the water.

[Flatcoatluver]

a light didin't come with it so if i had it right on the water would that be ok.

[Jessika]

a light didin't come with it so if i had it right on the water would that be ok.

For a 10 gallon tank using a heating bulb would work. Not just a regular household lightbulb though

You can get a heater for like.. $10 at walmart