Hardiest non fin nipping tetra

[teach701]

I'm looking for hardy, non fin nipping tetras that go well with angelfish. What are your suggestions?

 

[bgarthe]

I have two tanks w Angels and Congo Tetras and I have one tank with an Angel and 9 Golden Blue Eyed Congo Tets. I have never seen the tetras nip, but they do feed and play actively. These tanks are a contrast of peaceful slow swimming Angels and faster swimming “goofball” Congos. Once in a great while an Angel will actually half-heartedly chase off a Congo w no harm to anyone.

 

[Angelfish1977]

I don’t know if there really is a thing called a non nippy tetra. I have had pretty good results with white skirt tetra and even its other type the black skirt.

 

[Noroomforshoe]

x-ray tetras and golden exray tetra, black neon tetra, You might consider rainbow fish, I have found them to be active fish that do not nip.

 

[ProudPapa]

Very few, if any, tetras will be aggressive to other fish if they are kept in adequate numbers and given enough hiding places for them to retreat to if they feel threatened.

 

[teach701]

I have two tanks w Angels and Congo Tetras and I have one tank with an Angel and 9 Golden Blue Eyed Congo Tets. I have never seen the tetras nip, but they do feed and play actively. These tanks are a contrast of peaceful slow swimming Angels and faster swimming “goofball” Congos. Once in a great while an Angel will actually half-heartedly chase off a Congo w no harm to anyone.

Golden blue eyed Congo tetras are gorgeous. I'd never heard of those.

Very few, if any, tetras will be aggressive to other fish if they are kept in adequate numbers and given enough hiding places for them to retreat to if they feel threatened.

Even nippers like serpaes and red eyes?

 

[TClare]

I have some Hyphessobrycon tetras that are very similar to serpaes, I am not sure of the exact species but they have always been fine with angelfish (in a fairly large tank, over 150 gallons). Emperor tetras were also fine, though eventually very aggressive with each other and other smaller fish. Diamond tetras are a nice option, peaceful, quite large, very sparkly, do nice displays and breed easily.

 

[A201]

I also recommend Diamond Tetras.
They are not nippy, are nice looking, long lived & very durable.

 

[Noroomforshoe]

What size is your tank? How many angels? sorry if you already said it. I agree that keeping large numbers of one species is best to prevent stress. 9-12 of a schooling fish is a good number IMO. But I dont think that any situation is garanteed when it comes to live animals.

 

[Fishguyforsure]

Angels are very aggressive and need a minimum tank size of 29 gallons but 40 to 50 is preferred

 

[ProudPapa]

Even nippers like serpaes and red eyes?

Yes. I had serpae tetras in a tank with pearl gouramis with zero problems. There were never fewer than eight of them, and there were live plants for them to retreat to if they felt like they needed to.

 

[teach701]

I have some Hyphessobrycon tetras that are very similar to serpaes, I am not sure of the exact species but they have always been fine with angelfish (in a fairly large tank, over 150 gallons). Emperor tetras were also fine, though eventually very aggressive with each other and other smaller fish. Diamond tetras are a nice option, peaceful, quite large, very sparkly, do nice displays and breed easily.

Can you share a picture? I'm not expert but maybe someone here can identify them. Diamonds are intriguing although I was hoping to add some color. I have white skirt tetras currently. I had ten Colombian tetras but had six of them die recently. It seems that I have had bad luck with them so likely won't keep them again.

Yes. I had serpae tetras in a tank with pearl gouramis with zero problems. There were never fewer than eight of them, and there were live plants for them to retreat to if they felt like they

Good to know. I do like serpaes. What size is your tank? How many angels? sorry if you already said it. I agree that keeping large numbers of one species is best to prevent stress. 9-12 of a schooling fish is a good number IMO. But I dont think that any situation is garanteed when it comes to live animals.

55 gallon. I currently have white skirts and a few Colombians. I've had bad luck with Colombians and don't think I'm going to keep them again. I was wondering if maybe one angel is best to avoid too much aggression. It seems I find conflicting information on how many angelfish to keep.I also recommend Diamond Tetras.They are not nippy, are nice looking, long lived & very durable.

 

[TClare]

Can you share a picture? I'm not expert but maybe someone here can identify them.

I did, back in 2021, I don’t think there was a consensus, they are definitely hardy I still have most of them, and their colour is brighter than it looks in the picture.

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Aug 24, 2021

Please could someone tel me what species these tetras are? They were sold as tetra rojo (red tetra). I know it is a Hyphessobrycon species, but which one?

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[ProudPapa]

. . . Good to know. I do like serpaes. What size is your tank? How many angels? sorry if you already said it. I agree that keeping large numbers of one species is best to prevent stress. 9-12 of a schooling fish is a good number IMO. But I dont think that any situation is garanteed when it comes to live animals.

That was in a 40 gallon breeder tank.

 

[teach701]

That was in a 40 gallon breeder tank.

How many angels did you have?

 

[MCMLXXXVII]

Any of the full body tetras are good choice. Skirts, diamonds, lemon are all good option.
Only tetras I really found to be aggressive are serpaes.

 

[ProudPapa]

How many angels did you have?

Just one.

 

[teach701]

I can't remember if I asked this, but how well do candy cane/rosy tetras do? Are they usually pretty hardy? I'd like to add a bit of color to the tank if I can.

 

[TClare]

I don’t have experience with those but did have some bentosi tetras for a while, they were very pretty but they didn’t live all that long compared to other tetras I’ve had. They would look nice with the blue acara though.

 

[teach701]

I don’t have experience with those but did have some bentosi tetras for a while, they were very pretty but they didn’t live all that long compared to other tetras I’ve had. They would look nice with the blue acara though.

Have you had Von Rios. Aqadvisor says they can mix with angels and blue acaras but aren't they pretty small?

 

[A201]

Although its been a long time ago, I've kept both Candy Cane & Von Rios Tetras.

Mine might have made it a little more than a year.

The tap in my area is less than perfect for those particular Tetras.