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Hi everyone

I am looking for a tetra that will be suitable for my 300gal American setup containing Uaru, severums, threadfin acaras, sajicas, Altum angels, Nicaraguan parrot cichlids, some corydora barbatus and gold spot plecos (L001's). Obviously want them to inhabit the upper reaches of the tank to mainly help the Uaru but I also want them to happy and healthy and not get eaten. I would really like something from south or central america preferably

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
Noddy

most of the fish in there get to a fair size and will eat most small tetra im mostly worried about the sajicas i have around 10 of these and i have tryed to keep a few with larger tetras like the congo tetra most ppl think little cute sajicas are the peaceful version of the convict as they are from the archocentrus family but the males are mean females not as bad but still awfully brutal towards fish that cant fight back. as i said i keept a pair of young sajicas with 12 congos in a 55 and i thought because the congos would school they would be safe. but i was very wrong the sajicas would pick them off at night while they sleept. so i wouldnt waste your money on feeder tetras

p.s. the congos wernt juvies they were fully grown

Thanks

I am actually going to be getting some off a mate that has bred them and he has some tetras in with them with no real probs......but each fish is different.

Thanks again
Trav

Have you thought about some of the bigger barbs? Arulius (long finned) barbs are big enough and tough enough and look great. I've got them in my 300g severum tank.