Please help

[Benandjon]

Hi all

Ok so here's the thing. I foolishly have 2 serpae tetras in my community tank. I know that they need to be in a larger group so I've tried in vain to rehome them and they are now bullying other members of the tank. So here's the question: what the hell should I do? I can get hold of another smaller tank which has been cycled.... Is it worth putting them in a smaller tank alone? I'm really stuck as to what to do! :-(

 

[JokerWx13]

you could add 4 more if you have the space for it?

 

[Benandjon]

Oh sorry I should have said. If I put more in I think I'd be overstocked?

 

[JokerWx13]

umm, could you tell me what you have in the tank and the size of it? and what is the size of the smaller tank and what's in there

 

[Benandjon]

Currently the smaller has nothing in it and is 12litres.

The larger is 110litres and has 4 neon, 4minnow, 2 rams, 2 plecs, 2 serpaes, 7 RCS and the occasional snail! Lol

 

[JokerWx13]

just to let you know, the plecos get over a foot long and the tetras and minnows like a group of 6-8 theres plenty of room for more tetras but i would take out those plecos before putting more fish in, there are better suckerfish out there that stay under a few inches big

 

[Benandjon]

Sorry it's actually otocinclus oh and Gorky the two male guppies?

 

[JokerWx13]

guppies are better in groups but theyre not schooling fish so they're fine. otos are a great algae eater lol they are so passive they'd never bother another fish