

They have been model community citizens ever since. After about a month they really settled down and all the damage healed up like nothing ever happened.

Fin splits were healing overnight and chunks that were taken out of dorsal fins were completely regrown in two weeks. But I was really patient with them and after a few days I started seeing substantial regrowth. Within a week their fins were ripped to shreds, I wanted to take them back. The girl at the fish store picked out the 8 best in the tank with perfect fins. Sadly, the rummies get to the eggs before they can even hit the substrate & plants. Like I said, it's a good idea to use a feeding tube if you have bottom feeders. Color: Black Order yours now at ellipcom and have your order delivered instantly.They will take larger cichlid pellets and swim with them in their mouths until they soften up enough to eat them. They also will come right to the top at feeding time making it hard for the food to reach the bottom. They will venture to the bottom to steal food from slow feeding cichlids & catfish. The subdued colors of the black phantoms would also really bring out the best in neons, cardinals, HY511's and flame tetras.īlack Phantoms will swim mainly at the middle levels of the aquarium.
On a few rare occasions I've even seen them school together. Black Phantom Tetra, Webmail Issues - II - Hi Sabrina,I consider them a nice complementary fish to my rummies. I move my LEDs to the front of the tank so that the planted areas along the back stays dark for them. They will occupy the areas of the tank that are darkest, this brings out their best coloration. They prefer a darker aquarium with lots of plants. The females seem to be the nippiest in the beginning until the pecking order is established so the more the better.Ī blue background would be fine. Code: 01340.4: Latin name: Megalamphodus Megalopterus: Stock: Black Phantom Tetra m/l. I think 2 males & 6 females would be about perfect.
