They actually attacked him!!

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nancec

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I decided to put my betta, Wolfie, in the 10g tank with 6 neon tetras. I couldn't believe it when I saw the tetras attacking the betta's fins. They really were annoying the heck out of poor Wolfie. I removed the betta immediately.
Why would the tetras do this?? I thought they were supposed to be peaceful fish.
 
Notorious fin-nippers..not much you can do, they may be peaceful but doesn't mean they don't have bad habits around certain fish...
 
maybe, but if he's any thing like mine, he'll chase the neons. (took mine two days to stop chasing my glowlights, though it was funny to watch!:D )
 
DeputyChiefJR said:
Notorious fin-nippers..not much you can do, they may be peaceful but doesn't mean they don't have bad habits around certain fish...
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Neons aren't fin nippers. I think you're thinking of other tetras.

That's almost bizarre. Usually it's the other way around -- the betta goes after the neons.

Roan
 
Charcins have teeth in the jaws(most fish don't), so can definitely nip, but neons usually don't. How much decor do you have in the tank, did the betta do anything to upset the neons, and are you sure you didn't just buy evil fish?

Maybe it's a problem with teritory, but again, neons don't usually do that either.
 
I've heard of Neons and other small tetra being fin-nippers.

My cardinals tore a big chunk of fin from my male guppy once but it never happend again.

I think the reason for it is that the betta is too slow to catch them so he can't defend himself.
 
our new petsmart sold me a baby arrowana for my pond ("thats what they do in japan.") it took the koi (which were the same size) about 20 mins to rip all his fins off.slow moving fish that hang out at the top of your tank are just too easy of targets for faster fishes curiosity no matter how aggressive they are suppose to be imo.plus petsmart were full of **** a pond is NOT a good place for arrowana but hey they made the sell.
 
dorkfish said:
Charcins have teeth in the jaws(most fish don't), so can definitely nip, but neons usually don't. How much decor do you have in the tank, did the betta do anything to upset the neons, and are you sure you didn't just buy evil fish?

Maybe it's a problem with teritory, but again, neons don't usually do that either.
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I have 6 neons & 4 fancy guppies, along with 6 fake plants. Wolfie, the betta, went into the tank yesterday (the others were in only on Friday). Wolfie has always been a very mellow fish & only flares when he feels like it. All he did was swim around exploring his new territory. Didn't even seem phased by the other fish & didn't bother them at all.

I read through all the species profiles I could find & nowhere did it say that the neons are nippers. They're supposed to be "peaceful community fish."

And yes, I think I do have "evil fish!" They made me very upset. I love all my fishies, just like I do my cat, & I hate to see this happen. Poor Wolfie seemed to be enjoying himself in the tank & I felt very bad taking him back out.
 
the neons may have been stressed being in a new tank. was the tank cycled before you added all those fish? that's an awfully large bioload to be going in all at once into an uncycled tank.
 
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