Be Careful With This Tetra! Buenos Aires Tetra Care and Breeding

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

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[@lumintherainwing]

How do you tell the difference between a male and female Buenos Aires Tetra? I am looking to breed mine, but I just can't seem to find the difference between them.

[@Teddzworth]

Personal experience: Got six for a 55 before i knew they were plant eaters.. they chew on my amazon swords a bit. Which at first was a little heartbreaking. But their activity is absolutely incredible and outweighs the plant nibbles.. 6 buenos aires, 4 skirt tetras (would be more however i had to remove a few of the longfin variety) and an EBA. . They keep the skirts moving and sometimes the skirts will "school" with them when they swim in a group, the aggression is obviously there in their nature only amongst themselves but i believe i have 4 females and 2 males and that perhaps may also be why they seem to get along pretty well, they appear to be playing more than true aggression towards each other. Adding them into the tank appears to have helped encourage everyone to be more active. They have not eaten my anubias, bacopa, pogostemon, and valisneria. They nibbled on each to check it out. But i suppose theyve opted for amazon swords as preferred plant of choice. Which im ok with growing more/buying some more if that time comes. chainswords stand 0 chance and dwarf sag doesnt really, unless its fully established and filling up a tank, then theyll appear to keep it "trimmed" at the very least. Thank you for highlighting this fish!

[@kurtbrutting5118]

Awesome content, keep up the great work! I love these fish, I had them breeding in my Clown Loach aquarium at 84 degrees. More the merrier and a big big tank is a must!

[@jeremymoore450]

Jason, Everything you said was dead on these fish are relentless on plants. I had them in my 55 gal planted aquarium and they destroyed my plants. I moved them out and into my 90 gal Central American Cichlid tank and wow what a difference. I had a school of 12 but you are right they kill the weakest tetra and it’s crazy how aggressive they are to each other. They are a good dither fish for big fish. And do need a lot of room I think there pretty but definitely not for planted tanks and a 4 ft aquarium or larger. They don’t mess with the bigger cichlids and the other cichlids don’t mind them either.

[@juliaheinritz3264]

As always, thank you for the accurate, truthful information. Nice job!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you! 😀

[@Brantov]

Hello my friend Jason. This tetra Hemigrammus caudovittatus from La-Plata river. Very beautiful fish. I had this fish in an aquarium in 1966, last century. Nice your video. Like. I wish you happy weekend.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They used to be a really popular fish back in the day! 😀

[@Constantine_Cvl8]

Hello Br Antov, these fish are now classified as Psalidodon anisitsi

[@patrickr.300]

Just bought 2 today for a new 5 gal tank. This is good info for me, I haven't had fish in a while.

[@shardaiportee6416]

Thanks for keeping it real about these fish they’re so cool but I’m so glad I waited! I’d rather have a happy plentiful in a 55g than a crammed few in a 29g.

[@Big_Jims_American_Dream]

I added 3 of these guys to my tank with 12 Serpae tetras and a few roseline sharks. The Buenos Aires harassed everyone else nonstop for days before finally chilling out. Everyone in the tank gets along now that the pecking order has been established, but the Buenos Aires are the only ones allowed to swim to the top at feeding time.. everyone else has to let the food drop. Interesting to watch.

[@johncameron4194]

Thank you. I just saw them in the store and was impressed Started doing research asap on them

[@deadpoet415]

Those are some impressive fake plants. Beautiful, really. If you have more information on where you got those or a link, that would be useful to me. Otherwise, great info! I was considering these fish to add but they would've destroyed my planted tank. Excellent experience and info, as usual. Thanks again!

[@johnquackenbush9429]

These fish are tough. I have driftwood I collected from the Sierra Nevada mountains, and one had a little piece sticking out maybe the diameter of 2-3 toothpicks. They spawn a few times a week in the morning and one was punctured through the belly by the piece of wood. Looked a little rough for a few days, and then bounced back like it never happened. They're also a pain during feedings, as they will outcompete most tank mates for food. Like little piranhas. I have mine in with Serpae tetras, Geophagus pyrocephalus, and a festivum.

[@mistytraver4305]

I have had my buenos Aries tetra for 12 years! And it’s best friend is our angel fish!

[@jamespepe3847]

Great looking tank!

[@jonas2431]

I love my Buenos Aries tetras

[@daveylarson2060]

Great info, thanks Jason!

[@keanubartolata3465]

4:00 what do you those black and silver fish with yellow tail, can you please do a profile?

[@beloved1345789]

Denison barbs

[@nathanhoveyaquatics]

When I was getting in to the "community" fish I went to a fish only shops and they said they were friendly so I got 10. So far so good and I do have them with other smaller Tetras. I do notice they do chase the other fish in the tank occasionally.

[@carterdavis5176]

I agree with keeping them in larger groups, I have a small school of 6 and they're slowly dying off because they pick on each other and once theres just one left itll probably resort to picking on my angels

[@prasiet1]

I have 5 of these in a tank with Cribs, penguin tetras, a flying fox and guppies. No aggression at all. They are a fun fish and are getting chunky.

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

Great information, Jason. I truly enjoy learning about different fish species. Gina

[@newerafrican]

Are those Archer fish up on the top? Impressive! I currently have 3 remaining BAt's with 3 remaining black skirts and a large angelfish in a 55 gallon tank. No issues but these are all quite old fish and have been together for at least 4 years (angel is even older). Originally, I had 6 BAt's and 5 black skirts. BAt's are great fish but I would think a 55 gal would be the minimum size for a small shoal of these fish.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Yes!

[@Joeybsmooth]

Oh I kept putting six in and they would weed down to 3 . This happened twice and was thinking something else was eating them. But it was them 😢

[@jdssurf]

awesome tank, lots of my fav fish in there. hey i've lost water sprite and some moss in my 30 gallon tank recently and realized i freakin forgot i've had a big bag of ammonia remover in the filter, plus i don't really feed these fish heavily, so i've pry been starving the plants huh

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That’ll do it! 😀

[@computerguy7213]

i have BA's with Angel fish.and i have a planted tank too.

[@Constantine_Cvl8]

I have 30 of them in a pond, they keep the water lettuce population down by munching on their roots along with the metynnis

[@cascadesorte7512]

Thanks so much for this video! We are in the same boat as another commenter - we agreed to adopt a neighbor's tetra not realizing it would be aggressive. We have a 15 gal tank and lost our 3 guppies to (we now realize) fin nipping by this BA tetra. So we will keep just the one since we don't have space to get an adequate school but I was wondering in a smaller tank, if there are any potential tankmates? (I started going through the list in the notes but seems the first few listed would need larger schools themselves or a larger tank) Thanks if you have time to comment!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, that’s the problem in a 15 gallon. The BA tetra can chase down just about everyone in the tank!

[@carlwagers9829]

Great video and info as always but i have a 75 gallon Stocking question... I currently have a 75-gallon aquarium with 7 huge congo tetras. My stocking ideas were to have 1 good-sized piece of driftwood and a ton of live plants. For fish, I was thinking 3 angels (possibly different colors) 2 electric blue acaras, 1 apisto (probably one of the red kinds so no aggressive behavior from the acaras), 1 corbensis (is that a good idea?), and possibly down the road some cory cats or a bristle nose pleco. Is this a good stocking list? What would you change up? I'm open to suggestions. (And I want the ton of plants because boy I get an earful about the water bill 😂)

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

The Acaras would be ready to sl*ughter all other fish on the list... Expecially in a not-so-large tank like a 75 gl.s . As a general rule, one pair or "harem" (one male plus two or more females) of Cichlids per tank should be enough, choose between Angels, Apistos or Kribensis (did you mean that for "Corbensis"?...) and monitor the situation - I have Congos too, and given how shy and skittish they are, I'd be cautious when having Cichlids around. The Bristlenose is a fantastic "cleaner" - Mine is keeping algae at bay very well, and so far he has done well just on them plus half Spirulina tab per Week and the Ketapang leaves. I'd go for it instead of the Corys, which given Apistos and Kribensis tend to also dwell on the bottom might be in for being on the receiving end of aggression.

[@carlwagers9829]

@TenorCantusFirmus ya know I've actually found the congo tetras I have, which are full grown, tend to be the boss of the tank, so I thought that they would make a great dither fish. I was thinking that the angels I could do different colors and get them all as juveniles for them to grow up as the centerpiece of the tank. Next, the eltric blue acaras I was thinking 2 would be good, and I've seen that they do great in pairs, especially with angels and tetras. And I was just skeptical if a corbensis would work with an apisto. If not, what other fish would you choose in that setup?

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

@@carlwagers9829 I repeat, I'd stay with just one pair of Cichlids... Congos as "dithers" are ok, but with Cichlids carefulness is always a must.

[@carlwagers9829]

@@TenorCantusFirmus okay, thanks for the help!

[@Joeblogs999]

what is the gorgeous yellow fish at 5:26. ?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Looks like Geophagus steindachneri?

[@Joeblogs999]

@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you. Thay're so cute.

[@Joeblogs999]

2:29 ❤

[@Idkseemskindafishy]

It’s like you knew my situation! I just got brave enough to put stems in my tank with these guys, diamond tetras and rainbows, because they have left the other plants alone, and in just a week someone decimated my beautiful rotala mini butterfly 😭 these ones must be the culprits

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I bet they look guilty too!

[@Idkseemskindafishy]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics oh 24/7!

[@PNW_Wolfpack_Adventures]

Thank you. I couldn't figure out why all my plants kept getting eaten.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

What are those marble-looking things shoaling across the top at the beginning? Also the earth eater looking thing swimming into the black of the shot from the left side at 0:52 ?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Looked like an archer fish?

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

@@PrimeTimeAquaticsvery nice 👍

[@jonathanpoole1292]

I've had 5 together for almost 3 years started with 7 and lost 2 within first month but they've been happy since 🤷‍♂️

[@tracisimone3933]

@Prime Time Aquatics do you have good luck with ember tetras? Our parameters are similar. Harder water higher pH.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Very good luck. They have been hardy for us.

[@Nunya369]

They ate 4 of my brand new koi guppies as soon as they were put in the tank, even though they've been fine with other guppies.

[@zsworld6609]

You just explained to me whos eating my plants. I've been completely stunted as to why my plants kept getting munched. i inherent these fish and trust, i don't think I'll ever get them again.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Yep - they’re sticky little plant eaters!

[@anthonyragan2696]

I'd been considering large shoal of these for a 75, so these tips were timely. Regarding plants, will they munch on even tougher leaves, such as java fern?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Not quite as much but sometimes they will.

[@EpicConspiracy]

I have 15 congos in a 60 breeder. I couldn’t imagine keeping them in a 29 and they are similar size to buenos

[@chrisrabatin625]

What were the larger black/white/greenish top swimmers in this video? They looked like archerfish.

[@shakes170]

I only have 5 they bully the bigger one should I put few more in tank?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The larger the group the better!

[@cosmoplakat9549]

They're pretty!

[@Noahdrew2005]

Hey prime time aquatic i have a 30 year old wood piece and i want to make it in to a driftwood how can i do it?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

It depends on the type of wood. Not all wood is aquarium safe.

[@hallattn]

I have ten in my community tank low profile, 6 corys 8 rice fish and a betta They don’t touch my betta or rice fish or my plants !! They’re well fed and I have a good food map going on in my tank

[@MGRracing]

Can these be kept with Congo Tetras and synodontis catfish and some shrim?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They would definitely eat shrimp. There’s a chance they could bully Congo tetras, but it might work.

[@joeader6046]

I keep 3- Buenas Aires tetras and one of my tanks

[@mr.fridge6710]

Does Prime Time Aquatics have a video about Glowlight Tetras?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Not yet!

[@Philip-tp6fz]

I have bought 6 Buenos Aires tetras for my community tank (yes dumb choice) almost 7 years ago, but 1 is still alive. I have no idea how???

[@jeffinjoseph8916]

Yo that has to be a God in disguise. Watch out

[@akasual7884]

I have pseudomugils and this fish, is it safe for my tiny fishes?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Probably not - these guys may get too rough.

[@akasual7884]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics ah i see i'll move ba for another tank then, ty

[@iainaquariumagic]

Excellent video 🐠🐟💦

[@angelahuie6786]

I had an extra 10 gallon tank and a friend of a friend had a fish that needed rescuing (all other tank mates had died due to improper care because of medical issues). I was told it was a tetra so I figured the 10 would be alright for a bit until I could get a larger (20 gallon) tank set up and then get some more tetras so I would have a school. When the fish was brought to me I then learned this is not the tiny rainbow tetra I thought but a Buenos Aires tetra… so I guess I’m just asking what my best course of action is… I don’t have room for a big tank (larger then 20 gallons) but I can’t send the fish back because he would very likely die.. any advice?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I definitely wouldn’t add any more. If you can find someone to take the Buenos Aires that would be best?

[@angelahuie6786]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics and if I can’t find someone to take him I should just keep him alone?

[@ronaldkozlowski4498]

What is the plant with the red flowers?😊

[@sl1g774]

Fake

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Yep - they were all fake!

[@mumgriteric309]

❤

[@khaitao2444]

Can I keep it with neon tetra?😊

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I usually don’t.

[@lukeo85]

😁👍

[@nonenope6277]

I somehow ended up with a baby Bruno’s Aires tetra fry that has now grow up, they are extremely hardy surviving my other fish and my noobie mistakes starting out

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Nice!

[@aimeer5850]

Yep. These guys are my latest lesson in not researching my fish. I thought, they're tetras, they'll be fine in my planted tank. Nope. Now buying plastic plants. 5 of them have nearly denuded a 75 gallon tank.

[@bravehearts1986]

I learned my lesson the hard way. Had a nice planted tank and these guys were eating my plants. I lost some good plants! Otherwise, great fish haha

[@clarence0075]

I got 12 of these fish when I was cycling my 55 gallon aquarium I didn't expect them to make it somehow all 12 of them are still living 2 years later...

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, doesn’t surprise me unfortunately

[@twistedkap3882]

had 2 for about 2 years had 3 originally but one died during a water change and gave them some similar looking buddies and haven’t had any problems with them nipping or hurting other fish only time anything like that happend is when theyres fish fry in the tank they think its food 😂

[@Jack1235-j7i]

Hay so paradise fish need a heater because petco that say they need a heater

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Depends on your room temp. They are ok in the low 70s for sure.

[@elintocable0072]

They can tolerate tempetures of 50F or even less. Because Buenos Aires get cold.

[@thesolaraquarium]

exactly. down to freezing.

[@Danilo-xl9cb]

I’m from Paraguay and idk if ur fish have poor genetics bc some of my tetras are 5 inches and there’s 1 I think is about 6 inches I keep them in a pool so I can’t catch him but ppl always say they are 3 inches which is hilarious

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I’ve never seen them over 3” in the US in 40 years.

[@Danilo-xl9cb]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics interesting here in Paraguay u typically find them 4 inches then 5 on the larger side and then there's the one I call freaks bc they have the best genetics and at some point stop growing length wise but grow height wise hence freaks I have some in my fish tank that are 2 months old the weak genes are only 1 inch while the stronger ones are already almost 3 had to put them in the pool wish I had footage but I don't

[@Danilo-xl9cb]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I unfortunately now have proof of my Buenos Aires tetras size if u want to see it ill be posting on instagram dam this sucks. sry to bother u

[@trenapatzer3631]

I have 9 in a 36 gl and I feel this is too small. All I have is two Corys and someone nipped one of the Corys. Yes they almost gobbled up my sword. Took it out. They’re beautiful. I’ve had problems with fluff on their mouths. I need a bigger tank I believe. They can be meany fish. They have bred. I managed to get 7 babies but they do get eaten. Unbeknownst to me they were breeding. Not intentional.

[@Nunya369]

They will clean your tank of every single leaf of duckweed.

[@neilp6496]

yeah, I discovered that, they devoured all 800 duckweed plantlets in the first 2 days. the guppies have nothing to nibble on now. I got the buenos aries tetras to devour the guppy fry, so far that hasnt been the case. they just murder duckweed. my other tank cant grow enough duckweed to keep up with them so they will only get a once a week treat now

[@Dave_Andre]

@@neilp6496 what abput other plants? Like crypts and vals?

[@neilp6496]

@@Dave_Andre They dont touch my crypts, but I imagine if they were underfed they might take a bite.

[@stevecox8066]

Why are you just skipping over that flowering plant like it's common place? Someone go find Joanna to give us a little insight on that little marvel. 😂😂😂😂😂. But I would seriously like to know more! Guess if I had finished watching, is have discovered plastic plants. Hell, I don't care....I might still try to find them 😃

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

It was plastic 😃

[@Dobiegal]

The Fish Gallery Be warned.. they sold me a white " lobster".. told me it would be ok with exotic goldfish. Nope nope nope. These things KILLED them. Twice the "lobsters" size. In the Dallas Ft. Worth area, save your time and go to North Richland Hills.. there's a store called Texas Aquatics. It's not a "pretty" gallery store, but these folks know their fish. No salt, though. Just tropicals. Huge selection of fish... used equipment...I've not had any issues with any of the fish I've bought there. So it's not a elegant high class looking store, but they sure won't tell you a "lobster" will be safe with exotic goldfish..or ANY smaller fish... ill take the plain Jane store with knowledgeable experts, thank you.

[@jonas2431]

I have a school of 10