Lesson LEARNED the hardway.

[Mad Professor]

So...... um.... Don't mix Flame Tetras with tiger barbs.

Lost one Flame tetra in 5 minutes after putting him in the main tank, I managed to recapture him but the tiger barbs did him in good.

I started out with 7 flame tetras in QT ich or heat killed most of the group left me with two I figure they've been in QT long enough and look healthy, decided to put them in main 44 gallon tank with 5 other tiger barbs, one black skirt and 5 otto and 5 cory cats. Well... The tiger barbs haven't been fed in the last two days, so I guess they thought it was food and went after them after I released them. I managed to capture the small one and put him in my betta tank while I tried to catch the other one but the other one got it good.

But now the betta is flaring up at the last remaining one, I need to move him somewhere, guppy tank?

[BV77]

sorry.... tiger barbs = tiger barbarians

[Ghost Knife]

Rule of thumb is to never mix community fish with semi-aggressive fish. Tiger Barbs do just fine in larger schools in a semi-aggressive fish, but they will tear up community fish.

[Mad Professor]

lol stupid me, oh well it wasn't much to begin with, anyways... what should I do with this last flame tetra?

[Ghost Knife]

Originally Posted by Mad Professor lol stupid me, oh well it wasn't much to begin with, anyways... what should I do with this last flame tetra?

Trade it in for something else at your local fish store. If you haven't bought some type of algae eater yet this might be a good time.

[adrianng1996]

im sorry to hear about it...i have 6 of the little guys in my shrimps tank...they are doin real great...maybe you should move the last one into the guppy tank..it would be the safest