Rosey barbs (long-finned) vs Serpae?

The long-finned rosy that I had was okay until it got bigger, and then it started eating my plants. I gave it to my step-daughter, as she already had a tank of barbs.

My serpae are kind of weird. They are very spooky fish, and they prefer staying in the thick plants in my tank. I had a couple angels in there that I was babysitting for awhile, and they left it alone. Of course, I also have a male sunset platy who bullies the serpae into hiding. The serpae seem to chase each other a lot, but they don't seem to bother any of the other fish. Just make sure you have a school of them.

And yes, angels need to be solitary or in groups of odd numbers to prevent hostility.

If I had to do my tank all over again, I think I would skip the serpae. They are really cool fish, but they are kind of hyperactive.

I avoid serpaes, even though they're gorgeous. I tried keeping them once and they turned into a group of teeny pirhanna, biting each other and everyone else within reach. If you're planning on keeping an angel(s), I don't recommend mixing it (them) with serpaes, because the tetras may snack on the angels' fins.

I would go with the rosey's. I had to take my serpae's out cause they bullied everybody. My long fins are very peaceful.

I was also thinking about getting serpaes but the advice on here was pretty much the same. They seem to be a nippy fish. So I ended up getting pristellas and have no regrets. There's no doubt that serpaes are a striking fish but I'd rather keep the peace.