Buddies for a Bleeding Heart Tetra

[bethm]

Hello,

I have a bleeding heart tetra that has been in my 23 gallon tank for about two or three weeks now. I started out with four bleeding hearts and planned to get two or three more because they kept nipping at each others' fins and I read they are schooling fish and need buddies to reduce fin nipping and stress. Long story short: all but one of my bleeding hearts died shortly after I got them and I'm having trouble finding healthy bleeding hearts, if any, at my LFS. Are there any alternatives that I can get for her to school with? I'm pretty sure she's a female because she has a rounded dorsal fin instead of a sickle-shaped one. The only other fish I currently have in the tank are a couple of male delta guppies. I've also been thinking of getting a platy or two sometime in the future if possible after finding tank mates for my bleeding heart.

Thanks!

 

[I love my puffer]

Umm well, you want to get some very peacefully fish. Mabel a different type of tetra or some peacefully schooling fish of the same kind?

Best of Luck!
I love my puffer

I mean size

 

[hampalong]

It needs other bleeding hearts. No other fish will do. (It might hang out with others, but it will still feel 'alone').

 

[bethm]

Thanks for the help! My LFS finally got some more bleeding hearts in so now my bleeding heart has four new buddies and seems right at home with them.

 

[I love my puffer]

Great!