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i have 6 bleeding heart tetras in a 25 gal tank. They seem to chase each other around a lot and occasionally nip at each other. I would like to add 2 dwarf gouramis and a betta.

Will the tetras bother them and nip at their fins too much? I'm mostly concerned about them bothering the betta

The Betta is out of the question, because it will be nipped. The Dwarf Gourami might make it, but i wouldn't do it for the same reason.


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thats too bad... Maybe i should just return them and get some neons

You can buy Rummynose, Glowlight, Emperor & Neons.



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Dwarf Gouramis don't have that large of fins. I had really nippy red-eye tetras in with male Gourami and he was absolutely fine, never a single torn fin, but the red-eye tetras nipped the heck out of my glowlight tetras and even went after my panda cory's, so I returned the red-eyes But they never went after my Gourami

So I'd say, try it with the Gourami, and if the Bleeding heart tetras pick on him too much, take the Gourami back, or the Bleeding heart tetras, whichever you like less.

And then you could get a nice school of Cardinal Tetras If you decide to remove the bleeding heart tetras.



Last edited by Nameless at 10-Jul-2005 12:15

u may add the dwarf gouramis in there...just increase the school of ur tetra by say...3...this is to lessen the nipping activity and to establish the pecking order. usually...tetras will nip one another but will leave other species alone. as to betta (male??) ..ull be lucky if u get a peaceful one...if u decide put one... " kill or be killed"

Last edited by tankie at 10-Jul-2005 18:02

i think will increase the school and forget the betta... i also might add neons. since they are so small do you think they might bother them?

Last edited by Ethan14 at 10-Jul-2005 22:08