Good(generally) vs BAD(generally) Tetras for a widest array of community fish tank with delicate long fin tropical fish, weaker fish, smaller fish, etc.....
The tetras least likely to hurt or kill another weaker and/or long fin fish. For example a " Vampire tetra" would probably kill any fish in your aquarium including a Piranha.
Maybe this should be sticky or guide for others?
Compatibility chats list all tetra as the same fish. So the neon tetra(which won't even eat red cherry shrimp is the same as Vampire Tetra which will hunt and kill Piranhas)
All these fish are listed as peaceful however some are more peaceful and some are aggressive peaceful. Some tetra will eat plants, injure or kill other fish, nip them fins raw,etc.. Others will just play around a bit for fun but nothing serious. This is to separate top top 50% peaceful from the bottom 50% of the so called " peaceful" which are actually more semi-aggressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySL8g5Oi4vE
Please let me know if you think this is generally right or if I got it wrong. Thanks.
Bad Tetra list ( Might be nippy around guppies and long fins, might hurt or kill other fish even if out of harassment and stress)
Buenos Aires (eats plants too, will kill)
Black Skirt ( has killed cherry barb)
Blue tetras
Colombian tetra
Tiger Barbs(bad fin nippers)
Dawn Tetra
Red-eyed Tetra /Lamp Eye Tetra
Silver tip tetra(need more information on)
Red Minor Tetra (May be able to live with if big tank)
Serpae
vampire tetras, payara, Hydrolycus scomberoides ( The Devil of Tetra himself)
*A fish with a piranha's jaw structure is unquestionably going to use that jaw to take bites out of things.
Good list (May chase playfully but generally does not do too much damage or result in badly injured or dead fish)
gold pristella tetras
rummies (Rummynose tetra)
neons
cardinals
redfin tetras
phantom tetras
Blue Neon
Black Neon
bloodfin
glowlight
Lemon Tetra
White finned Rosy Tetra
Von Rio Flame Tetra
The Jury is still out list(either good nor bad)
Black Ruby Barb ( in a smaller tank and feed pellets, would aggressively chase other fish away from the pellets however in a larger tank feed flakes, seem to not chase the fish anymore. I'm not sure how to label this fish. )
* I realize Good vs Bad can be in the eye of the beholder, individual fish may have different personalities,etc.. Just looking for a little clarification on fish that are all lumped together as "PEACEFUL" whereas some are more peaceful than others and if you want a large variety of fish including fragile ones, you might want to avoid one nipper "peaceful" ones.
The tetras least likely to hurt or kill another weaker and/or long fin fish. For example a " Vampire tetra" would probably kill any fish in your aquarium including a Piranha.
Maybe this should be sticky or guide for others?
Compatibility chats list all tetra as the same fish. So the neon tetra(which won't even eat red cherry shrimp is the same as Vampire Tetra which will hunt and kill Piranhas)
All these fish are listed as peaceful however some are more peaceful and some are aggressive peaceful. Some tetra will eat plants, injure or kill other fish, nip them fins raw,etc.. Others will just play around a bit for fun but nothing serious. This is to separate top top 50% peaceful from the bottom 50% of the so called " peaceful" which are actually more semi-aggressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySL8g5Oi4vE
Please let me know if you think this is generally right or if I got it wrong. Thanks.
Bad Tetra list ( Might be nippy around guppies and long fins, might hurt or kill other fish even if out of harassment and stress)
Buenos Aires (eats plants too, will kill)
Black Skirt ( has killed cherry barb)
Blue tetras
Colombian tetra
Tiger Barbs(bad fin nippers)
Dawn Tetra
Red-eyed Tetra /Lamp Eye Tetra
Silver tip tetra(need more information on)
Red Minor Tetra (May be able to live with if big tank)
Serpae
vampire tetras, payara, Hydrolycus scomberoides ( The Devil of Tetra himself)
*A fish with a piranha's jaw structure is unquestionably going to use that jaw to take bites out of things.
Good list (May chase playfully but generally does not do too much damage or result in badly injured or dead fish)
gold pristella tetras
rummies (Rummynose tetra)
neons
cardinals
redfin tetras
phantom tetras
Blue Neon
Black Neon
bloodfin
glowlight
Lemon Tetra
White finned Rosy Tetra
Von Rio Flame Tetra
The Jury is still out list(either good nor bad)
Black Ruby Barb ( in a smaller tank and feed pellets, would aggressively chase other fish away from the pellets however in a larger tank feed flakes, seem to not chase the fish anymore. I'm not sure how to label this fish. )
* I realize Good vs Bad can be in the eye of the beholder, individual fish may have different personalities,etc.. Just looking for a little clarification on fish that are all lumped together as "PEACEFUL" whereas some are more peaceful than others and if you want a large variety of fish including fragile ones, you might want to avoid one nipper "peaceful" ones.