Lemon tetras

[Grant]

Hey. Been reading this group for a few days. Great bunch of people here.

My sister had a lemon tetra that was very agressive - it bit the tail fins
off of two of her rummy nose tetras. It was the only lemon in the tank, and
shared it with 2 dwarf frogs and the rummy nose.

I put it in my tank 2 days ago (with 10 mini neons, 4 dwarf frogs, 2 fancy
tail guppies - so yeah, I'm at max capacity in my 10 gal), and it seems to
be doing OK. A few minutes of Googling showed that these guys aren't
typically agressive, but with any tetra, they do better in schools and with
fish who understand the "territory game" that tetras play.

Anyone have thoughts on what may have caused his unusual agression, and if
he starts it again, what I could try to curb it? Or should I just take him
to my LFS?

-g.

[NetMax]

"Grant" > wrote in message
...
> Hey. Been reading this group for a few days. Great bunch of people
here.
>
> My sister had a lemon tetra that was very agressive - it bit the tail
fins
> off of two of her rummy nose tetras. It was the only lemon in the
tank, and
> shared it with 2 dwarf frogs and the rummy nose.
>
> I put it in my tank 2 days ago (with 10 mini neons, 4 dwarf frogs, 2
fancy
> tail guppies - so yeah, I'm at max capacity in my 10 gal), and it seems
to
> be doing OK. A few minutes of Googling showed that these guys aren't
> typically agressive, but with any tetra, they do better in schools and
with
> fish who understand the "territory game" that tetras play.
>
> Anyone have thoughts on what may have caused his unusual agression, and
if
> he starts it again, what I could try to curb it? Or should I just take
him
> to my LFS?
>
> -g.


The Lemon is now out of his territory and is the new kid on the block (in
a new to him aquarium), so he will behave much better. How long that
lasts is anyone's guess. It's too bad you don't have the capacity,
adding a few more Lemons would be interesting. In your mix of fish, he
might become a benevolent king.

Regarding the aggression in the last tank, there are probably several
scientifically sound postulations, but the bottom line was that he didn't
care for the Rummys ;~)

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