advice needed do tetras attack angels or other fish

[tamazepan]

hi have just been told by someone in a pet shop that neon tetras attack angel fish etc.... is this right?

[zackish]

I would personally strongly disagree but I could be mistaken. Maybe they meant the opposite? Angels attack smaller tetras?

[Dave66]

Suppose it depends on which species of tetras; I mean, a pirhana would. I'm at a loss on why they'd claim tetras attack angelfishes; in 35 years I've never seen it.

Dave

[CAF]

Neons can be fin nippers, but they tend to avoid fish that eat them, such as angels...

[~Erik3.8.07~]

ya i would have to say that is wrong, i dont think they would hurt any fish

[squirt_12]

Yeah my Nanny has 5 neons in with her large angel fish and the neons are always on the opposite side of the tank than the angel.

[Futureboy]

In the wild angel fish prey on neons

its best not to keep them with big angels unless you like expensive little colourful feeders

[Lady Hobbs]

I have one angel that eats neon's. My others don't.....yet. I think they turned that one around.

[madly99]

I've read that some of the larger, nippy tetras like the Buenos Aires tetras (which I have) and the serpae tetras are incompatible with angelfish because they'll nip their long fins. Maybe they got the species wrong?

[CAF]

In the entire Characin family, there are definate species that will munch, harrass, etc. Angels. However as we all have been saying Neons???

:jaws: <---- Neon Tetra
:8: <--- Angelfish


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