PICS of the veilfinned neon tetra!!!

[2manyfish]

FIRST it has to be said that these are NOT MY PICS!! They are from the Aquarium Fish International Magazine, February 2008 issue. The article is written by Petr Zelenka, article is on page 32.

I took these pics with my camera directly from the magazine and they actually came out pretty good!

[squirt_12]

those are...interesting???

IMO they are kind of ugly......i like the normal one better...i just don't find them really appealing. But they are different.

thanks for sharing 2manyfish

[2manyfish]

Thanks to Futureboy for throwing the idea of just taking a pic of the pic!! :c2:

[YaYgoldFish]

I find them VERY appealing. Everyone their own tastes....

[squirt_12]

are they really rare or something?????

how do they get the veiltail into the fish??? thats the big question i would like to know. lol.

[2manyfish]

They are extremely rare...just now making a comeback in the hobby. Maybe someday they'll be as common as long finned zebra danios but for now, very rare.

How are they bred that way? Natural mutations, then selective breeding, and inbreeding to get the desired results.

[squirt_12]

hhmmm....that is really cool how they get them to look like that...

[cocoa_pleco]

i often hate fish that have veilfins like veilfinned oscars but those are wicked! i want a school of them

["the"Trinity]

Thanks for sharing! I think I prefer the regular neons as well though . . . that's just a bit over the top for my tastes. Maybe if I were to see them in person, I might find them more favorable.

[OscarFan]

Sweet. Reminds me of an Arctic Grayling

[MeganL3985]

Wow...I dunno about those. I like my neons, but I think I would have to see those in person to get a real feel for how they look. Often pictures aren't what they seem.

[tropfish]

I just read that article in the magazine! i thought it was cool.

[squirt_12]

Maybe if I were to see them in person, I might find them more favorable.
yeah the same....maybe it would change my mind.

[Lady Hobbs]

I think they are very cool. I even searched google and couldn't find them.

Good job.

[RichBowyer]

Two days ago I popped into the LFS and they had about 20 in a tank. I had no idea how uncommon they are so I barely glanced at them. I was in there for dog food and just went through the tanks to see what was new. I only looked for a few seconds, didn't think the "swim" was all that appealing and went on down the row.
Pretty good pic of a pic though!

[Futureboy]

wow those look awesome!

ill deffinantly be snapping some of those up if i can find them

and just so you know it wasnt my idea to take the pic of the pic... but thanks for the gift?

[2manyfish]

Opps! A big thanks to NickJennings for the idea then! :santacold:

Wow Rich, that is so cool that you've seen them already!! :c5:

[NickJennings]

I think they look quite interesting. A bit more showy than normal neons, which could be a good thing, and could be a bad thing! :)

p.s. no worries about the suggestion, I'm just glad we've been able to see the pictures :)

[spudbuds]

Thanks for sharing the pics. They look interesting, but I think I'd have to see them in person.

[Incredulous_Ed]

Bet those would sell for a pretty penny.

[NickFish]

i really like them. I big school of those or a couple added to an existing school or common neons would look pretty cool. If they school together. Little worried that the fins would get bit off quickly if you had a gourami or tiger barb in the same tank since the neons wouldn't fight back.

[Fishalicious]

I'll never understand why the have to bring out veiltail or balloon versions of fish... especially veiltail fish that are nippy and squabble a lot - you just end up with really ugly raffled finned fish... and anyone who has neons know how they can squabble with each other all day

[shockshockshad]

I have read that article in the aquarium fish intl. magazine a lot. i suscribed to that magazine. This issue is my second. I like the look, but I wouldn't get them.

[Rue]

I don't like them either...but I think it's VERY cool that the pictures you took of the pictures turned out that well!

[snipers_den]

very interesting looking fish

[mitcore]

they look great, i love the fins so long and flowing

[hpt84]

They look cool, and they would sell fast. However, I don't think a school of them would be interesting.

[Hailey]

i really like them. I big school of those or a couple added to an existing school or common neons would look pretty cool. If they school together. Little worried that the fins would get bit off quickly if you had a gourami or tiger barb in the same tank since the neons wouldn't fight back.
I was going to say the same thing. I think they'd be fun to have.