Nicho
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I got 8 neon tetras maybe two months ago? And at first they schooled and swam around in a ball no bigger than a tennis ball, but now they just reversed their usual neon habits...
One neon tetra has become territorial. Yes, territorial. He claimed a cave I made out of rock and will chase any and every other fish away from it (Zebra danios like twice his size and all the other neon tetras), the other 7 tetras spread almost evenly throughout the tank in different spots under, over and inside of plants and usually only come together when I poke the net into the water (Mr.Territorial stays in his cave all day regardless).
Also, I find neon tetras boring. They dont swim around or up and down. They usually just hover in their own spot for hours at a time.
What explains this? >_< I wanted schooling fish.
One neon tetra has become territorial. Yes, territorial. He claimed a cave I made out of rock and will chase any and every other fish away from it (Zebra danios like twice his size and all the other neon tetras), the other 7 tetras spread almost evenly throughout the tank in different spots under, over and inside of plants and usually only come together when I poke the net into the water (Mr.Territorial stays in his cave all day regardless).
Also, I find neon tetras boring. They dont swim around or up and down. They usually just hover in their own spot for hours at a time.
What explains this? >_< I wanted schooling fish.