Zahra
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I did some research and finally went and got some tetras that I read would work out well with angelfish. I got 3 pristella tetras, and (what I thought were) 3 lemon tetras. I noticed that every 2 days or so my angelfish's dorsal fin looked like someone took a few nips at it. Today I caught one of the 'lemon' tetras nipping him. So I googled it and apparently the pet store had the tank mislabeled...the 'lemon' tetras are actually red eye tetras.
My angelfish is a lot bigger than they are, but still I don't like them doing that to him. I'm not going to set up another tank specifically for the red eye tetras either. I took out the aggressive one for now and they all seem to be doing okay, but I still don't trust this situation. That aggressive one really beat up another one of the red eye tetras (I don't think it's gonna make it though). Should I just get rid of the most aggressive red eye tetra and leave the other 2 in the tank? Or just get rid of all the red eye tetras? I'd appreciate input right away - I know of a locally owned pet store that would probably take them off my hands (considering they took some of my fish before), and I'm going past there tomorrow on my drive. I only go past there once every 2 weeks, and I don't want them another 2 weeks if they're going to keep nipping the angel.
Thanks in advance!
My angelfish is a lot bigger than they are, but still I don't like them doing that to him. I'm not going to set up another tank specifically for the red eye tetras either. I took out the aggressive one for now and they all seem to be doing okay, but I still don't trust this situation. That aggressive one really beat up another one of the red eye tetras (I don't think it's gonna make it though). Should I just get rid of the most aggressive red eye tetra and leave the other 2 in the tank? Or just get rid of all the red eye tetras? I'd appreciate input right away - I know of a locally owned pet store that would probably take them off my hands (considering they took some of my fish before), and I'm going past there tomorrow on my drive. I only go past there once every 2 weeks, and I don't want them another 2 weeks if they're going to keep nipping the angel.
Thanks in advance!