Rummynose Tetra: EVERYTHING you need to know! Complete care guide.

[@CoreyBarlow]

I’m currently off work poorly because I woke up with a rummynose and a cough 😷

[@stevecooper6653]

lol 😂 lol 😂

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha brilliant, hope you feel better soon.

[@grundeir]

@@FishShopMatt Feel Betta soon, surely?

[@nobrakes500]

You deserve an Oscar 🤪

[@rockymountainbuzzed8150]

Rummy nose tetras are great! A great addition to one of my community aquariums. The colors pop and are just fun to watch.

[@beermonster15]

love my rummynose tetra, they even come right up to my hand to get food, also they always make me think of P-51 Mustangs

[@FishShopMatt]

Ooooo yeah they do, although a chrome Rummy with a blue nose would be cool!

[@beermonster15]

@@FishShopMatt the mythical frozen nosed tetra :p

[@badmotherhumper]

I call em race cars, red lights and checkered flag.

[@yasmindean1221]

Thank you Matt….you’re keeping the information and guidance for different fish simple…easy to understand and follow.❤

[@NTLabsOfficialSite]

The unalived rummynose impression got me🤣👏

[@garageaquatics2023]

Unalive . . . 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[@darylgregg]

Shoaling is a group of fish staying together in general proximity. Schooling refers to fish moving in a coordinated manner. So your tetras can be cruising about loosely shoaling, but when you feed them or they get a fright and all start moving in unison then that’s schooling.

[@LopsidedFrogs]

Recently started working at a fish store and yes!! rummynoses scared me so much when they started playing dead. My customers were giving me side eye thinking they were getting sick fish lol

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha it's awful ain't it, the customer leans over and asks are they ok and you have to do your best to convince them.

[@rickismith7977]

I came to this video tonight due to my rummy nose looking dead after a tank maintenance session but 1 hour later there swimming around great

[@bonniegoodwin5653]

I love Rummy Nose Tetras. They are so active and flashy. Another awesome video! Thanks!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks for watching!

[@olderandwisermostly]

Thanks!

[@FishShopMatt]

Didn't know there was a separate comments section for super thanks! Thank you!

[@AbigailAcres]

I am literally contemplating adding tummy nose to my tetra island ! This couldn’t have come at a better time ! Thanks for all your info Matt 🇨🇦

[@FishShopMatt]

You are so welcome!

[@TurnersScapes]

Are tummy nose a relation, an inverted nose like a belly button with fluff in it?

[@AbigailAcres]

@TurnersScapes are you saying you’ve never hit the wrong button before ? 😮🤣

[@sandywalter9728]

Can they be in a betta tank?

[@chrisduell4210]

Definitely one of my favourite fish to have in a community tank always active and fun to watch

[@Chompchompyerded]

You were spot on with the pronunciation of their Latin name. Good job!

[@FishShopMatt]

Yay thank you!

[@LukeLeppard]

Incredible work Matt! You're so smart, appreciate how much info youve just taught me.

[@xiolv]

This is what I love from tour Chanel....fish files! 👍

[@davidpion6879]

Good work Matt as always! Keep it up❤

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Will do!

[@suffysdave]

Thanks again Matt, very informative and entertaining 😊 keep up the good work

[@susanwatson1599]

Love Rummynose tetras. Will definitely be including them in my next setup.

[@FishShopMatt]

You should!

[@achilles_heel07]

Good point on emphasizing the acidic ph that the rummy nose prefer and thrive. Many become frustrated because they die off early and this is simply because ot the ph. A lot of tetras including cardinals and neons would really show off their intense coloration if the water is on the acidic side. I keep mine between 7.2 to 7.4 & they have been thriving for almost 4 yrs now.

[@clementbellande8720]

Hi Matt, They are really cute❤❤❤

[@KrfKa]

I've got in my 160 l tank 13 Bleheri with 11 Columbian Tetras. They all look really cool and feel quite good. I've got them now for a year and they grown really big. Very beautiful fish.

[@FishShopMatt]

That sounds wonderful!

[@sampetty4649]

Rummy’s are my fave, I’ve got 60 in my 6ft tank, they are great in a big school blasting back and forth

[@FishShopMatt]

That's awesome, must look amazing!

[@postshawn]

Great video. I didn't know I want Rummynose Tetras. Now after watching I do.

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha you're welcome.

[@Lilyflowergirl98]

Hi there, no pressure my dude but when can we expect a full update of all your tanks ?? Love to see how they've all grown in

[@frankvermeulen4621]

I love these "in the spotlight" videos. 👍 The Flame tetras I got (somewhere last year) liked to play "unalive" in the bag as well. Not all of them, but still. 😅

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha it gives you a mini panic doesn't it! Thank you!

[@stoneysscapes7544]

Just a boatload of the best information we've been fortunate to get and I have to say that the majority of your files are much more retainable for whatever you have discussed and off the top..... Angels , Amanos , Ropefish , pygmy Cory's , Rams , and Archer's!!! Now I'm remembering a few more but the whole of everything that you do is majorly appreciated and you are head's and tails better than 99% that do KZbin and hopefully you have things lined up with the areas that you can contribute to growing the channel? I'm sure not any sort of YT expert but my feeling that you would be a great channel to be associated with like NT Labs has before and hopefully you can get the old Rolodex and see what's up ? There's so many Companies that have very little or no bites off of social media apple that could always benefit from a Shark like yourself and watching some of the channels that were just at INTERZOO it won't surprise me if you have a chance to get some of the getting from reaching out to OASE etc. Wonder what was the reason for them to be a no show this time around ? ☯️💟

[@KamiInValhalla]

In the process of setting up a new tank. The rummynose tetra and pygmy cory are the two I plan on obtaining.

[@space_ghost_z941]

Love rummies! Thanks cat shop Matt!

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha my pleasure!

[@Aquarium_Fantasy-HF]

Just what i needed, a video from matt to make the day better 😊.

[@billyskoda6839]

I run a set up with what seems to be the opposite tetras... cochus blue. Hardly shoal, blue in colour as the name suggests and fast enough to steer clear of the silver dollar shoal.

[@coelacanth9311]

Great video again!

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wirtification]

I'm thinking of getting some now to add to my other tetras ❤ well done!!!! 🎉

[@Nessa-p4t]

Hey Matt, thanks for your video very informative and you made me smile 😊 I was thinking of Rummynoses to go with a Betta? Are they from the same place in the wild or did I dream that? 😅 I’m going for a similar tank to yours with tannins and heavily planted, it’s 90 litres and was planning on one male Betta and if the Rummynose isn’t a good choice could you point me to another video that would be useful please?? Thank you!!!! 🙏 ❤

[@sarahlouise65]

Where you been Matt? Really missed you.

[@FishShopMatt]

Busy busy with future plans!

[@John-vo2bl]

I am one of those: rummynose tetras with angels and discus at 84 degree water, I have 8 with them, and I love these guys. In a 55, I'm going to 125 and adding 10 more soon.

[@joelohalloran200]

Matt, question for you please. I have a large shoal of Rummy Nose Tetra and they shoal amazingly. I wonder if I introduced a large shoal of Penguin Tetra would they shoal separately? Or would the two shoals merge?

[@FishShopMatt]

They would shoal separately I expect as penguins have a different style of swimming.

[@joelohalloran200]

@@FishShopMatt thanks Matt. I went for a big group of 20 penguins and I have 45 Rummy Nose in a 450L 5 foot planted aquascape. I also have a group of angels , 6 Bolivian red rams, 3 miniature plecos and some dearf chain loaches. All coexisting wonderfully. Thanks for the tip.

[@deepcrows]

What is that food you stuck to the glass for the rummynoses? Would love to feed them that way!

[@BJD12thDoctor]

I got my rummynoses by surprise actually. I was at Vivarium last year and visited the Aquabeek stand for silvertip tetras. You know how these conventions are. I was sure I had secured to bags of silvertips when I paid for them, but one bag was silver tips and the other one was rummynoses. They are doing quite well I think, although there are just six of them. Started out with seven, but one decided to explore the drop checker which wasn´t a smart idea obviously. They often school together or they shoal with the cardinals and silvertips (if the silvertips feel like shoaling because there are more males than females and they're almost all territorial). I'm considering moving some silvertips though because of the male/female inbalance. No one is getting hurt, but they do chase other fish around.

[@FishShopMatt]

That's a good and bad thing at the same time, silver tips can be a bit grumpy unfortunately.

[@iancross5370]

Great vid Matt, all the info well set out. Nice edit too. 😊

[@drewmurphy8999]

What is that food tab on the glass? I'm trying to find different things to feed my fish

[@FishShopMatt]

It's an NT labs treat tablet.

[@cathyhendrix7552]

I really enjoy watching the specie spotlights. I love learning about all the different types of fish and how they live. And how to keep them alive of course. I do have a question Matt. My P.H. is 6.2 thru 6.8. But I have hard water at 150-175. How is this possible? With low P.H. shouldn't you have softer water? Or am I just confused on how that works? 🤔

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! I believe there is some very rare cases that this can happen. I've had strange things happen with customers using water softening units and also sometimes what your water supplier puts in it.

[@cathyhendrix7552]

@FishShopMatt Thanks Matt. My water coming out of my tap has a P.H. of 7.4. 🤷‍♀️. I don't remember what the hardness is . Crap. I should've checked it first. I can check it later and edit it in. 😞 Sorry.

[@kovenant7]

Off topic question. What's the Initial cause of lily pads disintegrating at the tips of the pads? Hard water?

[@darylcavanagh3977]

Lovely fish, i really struggle with them. I live in SE with very hard water which they dont seem to like

[@noahholley5408]

Could I keep a group of these in a 30 gallon planted tank with a Pygmy Cory group and Celestial Pearl Danio?

[@sherapower908]

Excellent video

[@ILikeChickenOkay]

I got my first group of Rummy's a couple of months ago for my blackwater setup, going by what a lot of people have said I thought great, not much chance of them breeding in a community tank - I was wrong. Their first spawn was within 48hrs of putting them in and they've carried on spawning most nights ever since!🤦🏻‍♂😂

[@lpoolck17]

Odessa barb to be considered for next fish files please?

[@FishShopMatt]

Beautiful fish! Definitely one on my hit list.

[@lpoolck17]

@@FishShopMatt excellent! 😁

[@jimj.6412]

16 gal planted fairly heavy, small canister filter, just getting started. advice needed for stocking. I was thinking of 9 Harlequin Rasbora, 3 Amano shrimp, 3 dwarf Cory , maybe some snails ------ question to many or just about right?

[@peaoat3608]

First time I put them in the tank, I worried something must be wrong because they were darting around like torpedoes. As it turns out they are the kind of fish that like to dart around like torpedoes. Luckily they've got a long tank.

[@Fantasticaquatics]

Yep ❤my rummy nose feeding time always entertaining

[@mcbabs7495]

Vidéo sympa et intéressante, un grand merci à vous!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!

[@cking8776]

ALWAYS wanted Rummies. Are they compatible tank mates with Cardinal tetras? Great video Matt!!! ❤❤❤

[@beermonster15]

yeah they go well together at least they are in my tank i added a group of 12 rummies in with my aging cardinals that have dwindled down to a group of 4 over a couple of years and had got really shy. I had gone to buy some more cardinals to boost their numbers but they were out of stock so got some rummies, cardinals still a bit shy but they have come out of hiding in all my crypts and do occasionally dart around the tank with the rummies now and then as long as no one is near the tank but the rummies don't care, they even come up and take the food from between my fingers when i feed the tank

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah they would get on really well!

[@katm8122]

They remind me of little race cars, with the way they move and their tails that look like checkered flags. 🏁🏎

[@fredetorek6567]

I always thought shoaling was staying together in a group and schooling was synchronized movement?

[@michaela4814]

You have always thought correctly.

[@csharpe5787]

100%

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah I think it gets thrown around quite a lot in many different ways.

[@andreagalda28]

Yes, this is correct!

[@DM-fg9rr]

Hi Matt! do you use co2 or what are your personal preferences for using or not using? Especially whats best for the fish health and their environment. Is it really that necessary for plants to have it to maintain and heavy planted jungle ecosystem? The plants in the wild dont need infusions or is there enough in the water naturally?

[@andreacasoli3371]

Since they are so torpedo shaped they swim very fast back and forth, i've read that the advice is to have a 100 cm aquarium in lenght at least, do you confirm?

[@DashDrones]

Agreed, they do great in a 120cm

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah the longer the tank you have they tend to look really good.

[@jacquelinemcmillan2793]

Mine are in 5ft

[@martinwatson341]

My Rummynose only swim left to right. They don’t seem to go to the back of the tank. Are they ok. I have 6 at the moment. with 5 angelfish 2 tiger barbs 3 tetras and 3 dwarf rainbow fish and one rainbow shark plus a bristle nose pleco. In a planted aquarium.

[@jaysheridan9076]

I have 15 rummy nose in a tank with- guppies,swordtails-gourami-platys and bristle nose plec however mine are always spit up never shoal- is this because they are comfortable after all this time or are they broken?

[@TurnersScapes]

Grwta video again and it is always interesting.

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you like them!

[@greenwarrior8971]

I've got some Costa Rica tetras and they school all the time .

[@davyjones6670]

What's the best fish that interacts with plants? Like hiding, moving searching amongst them etc! Emperor tetra maybe? Any better suggestions?

[@beermonster15]

my female cherry barbs have that sort of behaviour always swimming around in the plants and in peace lily roots always got their noses in things, males look great but they were chasing other fish, not sure if it was just playful or aggression but 2 of my males jumped out of the tank and 3rd is now in it's own tank and the rest of the fish seem happier now.

Is the whole "playing dead" thing common to all Tetra species? I had to transfer my Cardinals and Neons to another tank, and each and every one of them played dead -- one even turned its blue stripe to an orangish-red color, and then colored back up within seconds of being released into the new tank. I still have two neons in the original tank that have proven impossible to catch. As an aside: Cardinals and Neons seem to school (shoal) together quite nicely!

[@gibbnasta]

Alright, alright, Matt!! You've twisted my arm enough. I'll get some Rummynoses!! Rummynosi? Rummynoseseses?

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

Great video, Matt. Unlived rummynose 😅 Gina 🐠🐠🐠🐟🐟🐟

[@JenniferDoRego-mp4ky]

Thank You, for giving a great (simple) example of shoaling, It seems obvious now. Love from Georgia

[@valeriebolejack5957]

How about with a betta? How is their relationship

[@m_dawood]

I have 3 angelfish in my community aquarium. One black, one platinum and one tri colored. The platinum stopped eating two days ago while tge rest are doing exceptionally well. The tank is cycled almost 6 months old. I have some sensitive fishes that are also doing fine which means my water parameters are good. I offered blackworms, chopped up mealworm, flakes and every other fish food. But still not eating any. He's not pooping to see if he has internal parasites. Any suggestions?

[@TripleFork]

I'm about to buy 100 to 150 rummynose tetra's for my 3m wide soon to be discus tank.

[@FishShopMatt]

Amazing!!!

[@JiyuuNK]

My version of shoaling vs schooling: Shoaling: fish swim and stay together in group. Their head facing random direction but still stay in group. Schooling: fish swim and stay together. Their head and they swim facing the same direction.

[@0D1N420]

What size tank is that, you have your Rummy Nose School in? Looks like a 20'ish gallon?

[@illumnae]

Aren't 2 of the species from the Hemigrammus genus? Not all are Petitella?

[@FishShopMatt]

I believe they all got placed into petitella a few years back.

[@Lilyflowergirl98]

I do like rummynose but my fave shoaling fish are neon tetra lol

[@FishShopMatt]

They are beautiful too, I change my mind too often! Hahaha

[@sweetteael.b2105]

Do you collect your leaves and twigs from outside? I saw a small bag at pet smart for 15.00. That’s a lot for dead stuff !!!

[@davyjones6670]

Tiger barb planted tank plzzzzz

[@FishShopMatt]

I do love a good tiger barbs

[@davyjones6670]

@@FishShopMatt same here! They are active and constantly moving and always very nice to watch but there is not much information about keeping them in planted tanks on KZbin :/

[@GardeningandMyDailyLife]

Bể cá rất sinh động là một mọi trường sống tốt cho cá cảnh ,cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ .

[@Natureyadi]

They are the best schooling fish. Especially when you have a dwarf African cichlid in the aquarium.😊

[@abyssal-labs]

I just got my rummy’s and the love doing laps up and down the front of the tank I hope this is normal

[@onurs.4581]

do they nip fish like bettas?

[@williammcdowell6257]

All good stuff, but in my experience they are vulnerable to temperature shock, if for example using a hose to top up and the shoal swims into a cold water stream, they will often die, and to be picky, other tetras seem more robust. I certainly wouldn't keep them below 24 degrees centigrade, if kept in cooler tanks they seem vulnerable to diseases, again that is simply my experience. Cooler tanks extend the life of some fish but not the Rummynose species. I have no experience of breeding them successfully but they will spawn in a well planted soft water tank, if well fed etc., mine spawn quite regularly and devour the eggs with gusto. Interestingly my Bentosi tetras tend to spawn at similar times to my Rummynoses - perhaps a modest water change, golden sunlight hitting the tank are factors.

[@rachelburnell9532]

Matts channel is so much more interesting than MD’s channel. I’m glad I found this, thank you Matt 👊🏻

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@snyderson1828]

Love my Rummies ❤

[@FishShopMatt]

Same here!

[@richiep430]

Another great video from Matt- please remember to like and subscribe and let’s get him to 70k subs as soon as possible. It’s a really good channel and supporting him will benefit us all 😊😊

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so so much! It really means a lot to me!

[@Sannive]

Rummies are awesome :D

[@FishShopMatt]

Totally agree!!!

[@erinwickham6945]

I loved this video! It was fantastic! 1 small comment though... that "bullet point sound" on the headers is SOOO bad. So jarring.

[@evilone543]

I have a large school of Rummy Nose and Xray in a 60g cube aquarium. I love watching them.

[@FishShopMatt]

Nice! X-rays are on my list for a future build.

[@MandyJane123700]

I love rummynose tetras. I am down to three and they're about 4yrs old. I'm afraid if I add more they will bring in a bacteria or something and kill off my elderly ones. I will just wait, I think. They are great fish.

[@h.s.levine2932]

When I become a professional wrestler, I’ll call myself "Rummynose Tetra".

[@tktropicals4997]

nice.

[@dennisvanopstal7360]

The only thing i dont like about rummynose tetras are that they are in almost every aquascape video. And when asked "what shall we put in the scape" Everybody suggests Rummynoses. And there are so many other beautifull schooling fish. My favorite is the Pentazona barb I love their behaviour.

[@Knights.of.Ni.]

Iv never had Rummynose

[@WarrenVenter.]

Same here. It is a tetra I've wanted to keep though but never have.

[@FishShopMatt]

They are well worth the time and effort! Absolutely gorgeous fish.

[@judyallinson1281]

❤

[@thirsa9013]

Great video, but the typewrite sounds are uncomfortably loud for me.

[@rebeccaampuero2347]

We are surrounded by possums who actually play possum quite well. LOL

[@JiyuuNK]

My partner always said every time we goes to lfs to stock my new aquascape tank: _"AGAIN?? RUMMYNOSE??"_

[@JiyuuNK]

Also yeah 3 similar species. - Petitella georgiae (False Rummy-nose) - Hemigrammus bleheri (Firehead tetra) - Hemigrammus rhodostomus (True Rummy-nose)

[@DashDrones]

They behave much better in a larger tank, minimum 3ft 👍

[@natitougaku7912]

🥰

[@savannahcatchat]

Mine are attacking snails

[@LuckyMorningStar]

I live in the Netherlands and whe call this fish "roodkopzalm" which literally means 'red head salmon'. I'm so confused right now 🤣 it's a tetra and we call them salmon?!?!

[@adam6260]

Im sure the rummy's will be impressed with your unalive impressions LOL

[@FishShopMatt]

They told me they loved it! Hahaha

[@gauravyadav8937]

School depends on the size of the tank.