In my house I have a 20 gallon aquarium and one of the fish that are in my aquarium is the rummy nose tetra. The rummy nose tetra is a very fragile fish. You can easily tell if the fish is stressed out if it's nose is not red. When the rummy nose tetras nose is red then it is not stressed out. The more red its nose is the less stressed out the fish is. The rummy nose tetra life expectancy is from 3-10 years maximum. I would acclimate this fish for around the same time you do with your other fish. I acclimated this fish for a total of 25 minutes and it was successful. The first step of acclimating a fish is by floating the bag on top of the water for around ten to fifteen minutes. Then I use a turkey baster and double the water in the bag which for an average bag it is around two to two and a half times. Leave the bag there for about another ten to fifteen minutes. If you go to the bottom of the page there is a picture of my rummy nose tetra. The rummy nose tetra can grow to about 1.75 inches (4.45 centimeters). The scientific name for this fish is the Hemigrammus bleheri. If you are thinking about buying this fish for a very new aquarium I would not recommend it. I got this fish about eight to nine months after I had the tank running. Remember this is a tropical freshwater fish. If you have any questions please comment and come back and read more posts.
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