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Stevie
Medium Fish
Registered: April 2005
Location: Rainy Ireland.
Posts: 463
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Review Date: Tue May 17, 2005
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Would you recommend the profile? No |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Hardy,nice shape on the fins.
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Cons:
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Bland looking,can be nippy.
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I had three of them when I first got in to the hobby,there.....OK. Not the best looking fish,they do however have nice shape to there fins,they also have a funny little swiming action.
However they can be a bit playful and nippy,they harrased my shrimp,and even chased my rts!!!
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SoleilReine
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: January 2005
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 69
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Review Date: Fri June 17, 2005
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1.69
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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cute stripes; unique shape adds variety to any tank; very hardy
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Cons:
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can be semi-aggressive
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I used these guys to cycle my 20 gallon, and they never showed any signs of illness. I\'ve had them for about 6 months now, and they\'re still doing very well! I think they\'re rather beautiful fish, even if they aren\'t ultra-colorful. Since they were the first inhabitants of my tank, they tend to harass any new introductions, but after a half-hour or so they leave everyone alone. I would recommend these tetras for any tank except those with slow-eating fish, because these guys are sure to gobble everything up fast!
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Izz
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: August 2004
Posts: 41
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Review Date: Sat July 30, 2005
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3.00
| Rating: 6
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These fish are hardy as hell. I cycled my tank with five of them and they are all still alive a year later. It\'s interesting to see how they work out their pecking order - but sometimes gets sort of sad if one really gets picked on. After feeding time, they spar with each other. It is entertaining to see, but they aren\'t real active otherwise. One of the worst aspects about this fish is how nippy they are. I put a betta in with them and had to take it out the first night. They get fairly large for tetras.
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namukoby
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 78
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Review Date: Fri September 16, 2005
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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hardy, fun to watch
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Cons:
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duller coloring, nippy?
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My daughter chose these because she enjoyed watching them at the store. They take turns chasing each other, and just when it gets close enough to nip, the chaser stops and turns around, as if to say \"Who, me? I wasn\'t doing anything.\"
Some say they are nippy, but I\'ve never actually seen them nipping other fish. They do chase others, though, and mine will even try to stand up (briefly) to territorial, spawning angelfish 3 times their size. They are good sprinters, though, and get away quickly.
They are schooling fish, but do not school tightly - our 6 are usually scattered all around the 120 g tank.
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echoofformless
Large Fish
Registered: September 2005
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 749
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Review Date: Sun September 18, 2005
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Unkillable.
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Cons:
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Kinda boring.
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This is a fish that no South American or community aquarium should be without. They\'re not terribly aggressive, easy to care for, and they live through almost anything. I\'ve had one of these little guys live for six years in my old 29 gallon tank back when I was a kid. He survived through all manner of ich outbreaks, filter crashes...you name it. I would imagine they\'re great for cycling since they\'re so hardy. It\'s just too bad they aren\'t beautiful; though I find them rather pleasant looking.
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darkfishy2690
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: December 2005
Location: LA,Ca
Posts: 74
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Review Date: Sun January 1, 2006
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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they always zoom around the tank
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Cons:
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they are a bit nippy
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At night all my black skirts go into a small cave and sleep together all crammed together. Over all they are great choice for small tanks in my experience and eat just about anything
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jpc123_hockey
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: April 2006
Posts: 33
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Review Date: Sat April 29, 2006
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2.99
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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I like the stripes and how they zoom.
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Cons:
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They are quick eaters so it was hard to find anything I could put in with them.
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I currently have one black skirt and one albino black skirt in a 15 gallon I love them the only thing is I dont know what to put in with them.
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kda2011
Little Fish
Registered: June 2006
Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 144
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Review Date: Wed June 7, 2006
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Would you recommend the profile? No |
Price you paid?: $4.99
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Nice fish, really hardy...
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Cons:
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Fast eaters, very aggressive, exspensive for size...
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These Black Skrits eat very fast. Great begginner fish. Not the most to look at. They stay mid-low tank. They only surface for food. Nippy fish. Small long finned fish they will tend to nip at. I do not reccomend with Molly and fish of the same shape.... To exspensive for the size 
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Mom2Angel
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: August 2006
Location: CA
Posts: 59
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Review Date: Sun August 27, 2006
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Fun to watch
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Cons:
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Hog all the food
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I have 6 in my 29 gal. tank housing community with my angel. They are fun to watch as they appear to play tag! Not the most colorful...but nonetheless a great community fish. Also seem to be very hardy. I recommend!
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jamiecarter
Little Fish
Registered: July 2006
Location: uk northampton
Posts: 154
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Review Date: Wed August 30, 2006
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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attractive
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Cons:
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boring
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great hardy fish, boring tho i paid 89p each
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casshan
Teenie Weenie Fish
Registered: April 2007
Location: Modesto, CA
Posts: 52
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Review Date: Mon April 23, 2007
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1.50
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Tough as Nails, very active. Great for little kids starting out.
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Cons:
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Not too colorful
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These were some of my very first fish when i started my very 1st tank (10gal). Survived all the crap i put them thru. 100% water changes once every 6 months(thank God I know better now), i was a little kid with zero experience. Once one of em got popeye and survived surgery(i.e. ocular excision), lived for another 2yrs w/ 1 eye total 5yrs.
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TabMorte
Super Fish
Registered: January 2008
Posts: 1470
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Review Date: Fri January 25, 2008
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Hardy and Playful
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Cons:
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Can be bullies
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Like everyone else these were the first suckers in my first non betta tank and I used them to cycle it (unwittingly). They've survived ALL my stupid beginner mistakes and are happy and healthy as ever. They do nip at eachother's fins and they can hog the food (My Betta's have learned to hover under the feeding ring and block out the Black Skirts with their bodies until they're done eatting!). While they're not the prettiest fish ever I totally recommend them for any beginner!
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