Neon Tetra V.s Sae

NDferro

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May 12, 2005
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Does anyone else have a SAE that likes to kill neon tetras? i have an SAE and he chases the neons and kills them sick little puppy...
 
yeah, bub, you gotta keep them with fish 6"+ if you don't want them to become snackie-poos for your SAE.
 
Ive owned many sae's i had 3 saes in a 55 with 20 neons like so many other people sae's are normaly very nice fish they dont chace or harm fish ever this one is just a freak theres not one profile saying that sae's are ever killers this is just strange
 
my mom had this problem with a pleco that developed a taste for guppies!
 
Fish can be so weird he ate 6 neons
 
my mom's plec ate 15 gups afore his reign of terror ended in a 55 tank, all by his lonesome.
 
Are you sure it is an SAE? (please do not be offended, just asking). Here is a good article on identifying them.
SAE's
Some of the fish that are similar are known to be aggresive. I have two SAE's in a 72 gallon with neons, cardinals, and rummys and they just spend most of the time with each other. They do not harrass any of the other fish. My pushy fish are my torpedo barbs.
 
Yes i'm sure he just has a taste for neons he a little freak show
 
Body shape & stripe
 
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