Cochu’s Blue Tetra | Adult | 3-4 cm | Pack of 6 | Total Delivered Price ₹1,499/-

Cochu’s Blue Tetra | Adult | 3-4 cm | Pack of 6 | Total Delivered Price ₹1,499/-

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Cochu’s Blue Tetra | Adult | 3-4 cm | Pack of 6 | Total Delivered Price ₹1,499/-
  • Cochu’s Blue Tetra | Adult | 3-4 cm | Pack of 6 | Total Delivered Price ₹1,499/-
  • Cochu’s Blue Tetra | Adult | 3-4 cm | Pack of 6 | Total Delivered Price ₹1,499/-
Cochu’s Blue Tetra | Adult | 3-4 cm | Pack of 6 | Total Delivered Price ₹1,499/-

Cochu’s Blue Tetra | Adult | 3-4 cm | Pack of 6 | Total Delivered Price ₹1,499/-

🐠 Cochu’s Blue Tetra – Premium Schooling Pack (6 Fish)

Boehlkea fredcochui | Electric blue schooling tetra for active community aquariums

Bring vibrant energy and shimmering blue coloration to your aquarium with Cochu’s Blue Tetras — a fast-moving and highly attractive schooling species known for its intense metallic blue body and energetic swimming behavior.

Their reflective coloration creates a striking visual effect under aquarium lighting, especially in planted aquariums and open-swimming community setups.

✨ Why aquarists love Cochu’s Blue Tetras

✔️ Brilliant electric blue coloration — highly reflective metallic body tones
✔️ Active schooling behavior — energetic and constantly moving
✔️ Excellent visual contrast — stands out beautifully in planted aquariums
✔️ Peaceful community fish — suitable for most active tropical setups
✔️ Rarely seen species — unique alternative to common tetras

📦 What you receive

  • 6 × Cochu’s Blue Tetra
  • Size: Juvenile/Sub-adult
  • Carefully selected from stable, healthy batches

🌍 About the species

Boehlkea fredcochui originates from South America and is admired for its intense coloration and active schooling nature.

These fish are known for:

  • Bright metallic blue coloration
  • Fast synchronized swimming
  • Strong schooling instincts
  • Constant mid-water activity
  • High visual impact in groups

When maintained in schools, they create a vivid and energetic display throughout the aquarium.

🏡 Ideal aquarium setup

Cochu’s Blue Tetras thrive best in:

  • Planted aquariums
  • Open swimming layouts
  • Moderate water flow
  • Stable tropical water conditions
  • Groups of 6 or more

Recommended setup:

  • 75 liters or larger
  • Open swimming space with planted edges
  • Active but peaceful tankmates
  • Stable filtration and oxygenation

⚠️ Compatibility notes

Cochu’s Blue Tetras are generally peaceful but highly active.

Not ideal with:

  • Extremely shy fish
  • Slow long-finned species
  • Aggressive predators
  • Very small nano setups

Best suited for:

✔️ Active community aquariums
✔️ Planted tropical setups
✔️ Larger tetra communities
✔️ Open-swimming aquascapes

🚚 Professionally packed for live arrival

Every shipment is treated as a live biological transport, not a standard parcel.

Your fish are packed using:

  • Oxygen-filled fish bags
  • Temperature-insulated packaging
  • Shock-absorbing thermocol protection
  • Fastest safe transport routes available

This minimizes transit stress and improves live arrival success.

🛡️ Live Arrival Guaranteed*

Instant Refund of Full Replacement for DoAs in accordance with our Refund Policy.

👉 You are not taking the risk alone.

💰 Total Delivered Price: ₹1,499/-

No hidden charges.
No surprise shipping fees.
The displayed price is the final delivered price.

🧠 Why is this priced at ₹1,499/-?

Unlike conventional aquarium stores, we do not price livestock only by “per fish” cost.

This pricing includes the entire safe delivery ecosystem, including:

  • Fish value and batch quality
  • Oxygen packing and insulation materials
  • Specialized live-animal packaging
  • Express transport logistics
  • Mortality risk management

In many cases, shipping and packaging alone exceed ₹600 per order.

👉 This approach ensures every shipment remains ethical, viable, and survival-focused.

🧭 Is this right for you?

✔️ You want a vibrant and energetic aquarium
✔️ You enjoy active schooling fish
✔️ You are building a planted or open-swimming community tank
✔️ You want a less common tetra species with strong visual impact

⚠️ Not ideal if:

  • You keep extremely timid fish
  • Your aquarium is very small
  • You prefer slow-moving species
  • Your setup lacks swimming space and stable filtration

🔬 Nero Labs Standard

These fish are maintained with:

  • Controlled batch monitoring
  • Observation-based selection
  • Stress-aware handling
  • Survival-focused transport preparation

We prioritize long-term stability and health over bulk-volume movement.

👉 Add electric blue movement to your aquarium

Experience the shimmering color and energetic schooling behavior of Cochu’s Blue Tetras from Nero Labs.


Cochu’s Blue Tetra (Boehlkea fredcochui)

Description

Cochu’s Blue Tetra (Boehlkea fredcochui), offered by Nero Labs, is a selectively maintained ornamental characin recognized for its compact body form, metallic blue to steel-grey coloration, and high-energy schooling behaviour. Native to blackwater and clearwater tributaries of the upper Amazon basin, this species displays strong colour responsiveness to water quality, lighting conditions, and environmental stability.

Body coloration presents as a cool metallic blue with reflective highlights, often intensifying under subdued lighting and low-stress conditions. Fins are typically translucent with subtle dark edging. Behaviour is fast-moving and social, with tight schooling observed when maintained in adequate group sizes. Due to its activity level, this species benefits from open swimming space and structured aquaria.

Individuals supplied are lab-reared and system-acclimated within controlled, closed-system environments, reducing early-life stress and improving long-term adaptability to established aquaria. This lineage represents domesticated ornamental stock maintained for display consistency and predictable behavioural expression rather than wild ecological performance or conservation application.

System & Rearing Notes

Origin: In-house, Nero Labs
Rearing environment: Controlled, closed system
Line status: Selectively maintained ornamental characin lineage
Behaviour: Highly active, schooling
Feeding behaviour: Omnivorous; readily accepts prepared and supplemental feeds
Swimming profile: Midwater, fast-moving
Colour development: Stable; strongest under low-stress, well-lit but non-harsh conditions

Minor variation in metallic sheen, body depth, and fin edging may occur between individuals and reflects normal biological diversity within maintained ornamental populations.

Availability & Use

Availability of Cochu’s Blue Tetras is cycle-dependent and aligned with biological readiness and population stability rather than commercial inventory targets. This species is recommended for intermediate aquarists capable of maintaining appropriate group size, managing activity levels, and providing stable water parameters.

Best suited for ornamental community aquaria, planted systems with open swimming zones, and tanks housing similarly active, non-aggressive species.

Important Note

Cochu’s Blue Tetras require adequate schooling numbers to minimize fin-directed behaviour and stress. They are not well suited for very small or heavily stocked aquaria where swimming space is limited.

Ethical & Operational Context

Distribution of Cochu’s Blue Tetras through Nero Labs prioritizes organism welfare, closed-system integrity, and responsible management of active schooling characins. Proceeds support continued refinement of tetra husbandry protocols, behavioural stability research, and applied ornamental aquaculture initiatives.

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