ANGELFISH and nipping?!

[noy3k]

MY altums have grown beautiful streamers on their tails. TOday the top ones were missing! Well, I have 7 tetras in the tank and i believe they are the culprits.

What do u guys think?

-55 gallon tank
-2 angelfish

 

[Lupin]

Which tetras do you have? Some tetras are notorious fin nippers. That would include serpae tetras on top of the list followed by most black skirt tetras, silver tipped tetras, Buenos Aires tetras and red-eye tetras.

 

[ziggy2]

They could be getting each others. How old are they. They might be challenging for dominance.

 

[noy3k]

yikes! I have 4 black skirt tetras and 3 bleeding hearts :/
well they are going out this week, replacing them with bottom dwellers

the angels are the same age, but that might be a possibility as well

-thanks

 

[ziggy2]

Try a divider first to see if it helps. If they are still getting nipped you'll know you don't have to get rid of your other fish.