Tetras attacking Tetras - Help

[melissap_]

I have a 30g Tetra tank, in it are 4 Serpae, 3 Lemon, 2 XRay, and 2 Rosy Barbs.... I also had 2 Bloodfins.... They killed one, today I came home from work and found the mouth bitten off the other Bloodfin.... does anyone know who the culprit could be? I have taken the Bloodfin out of the tank, and put it in with the Mollies, it doesn't have a mouth to kill anything... will it die, or can it's mouth grow back.... I will get some meds for it, and put it in it's own tank if that will help it.

[emc7]

my moneys on the serpae, they're meanies.

[lohachata]

yep...it's the serpaes alright...meanest of the entire tetra family..(that includes piranha)take them out of the tank and hang them by their tails and throw rocks at them.
they are a really pretty fish.. it is too bad they are so mean..

[melissap_]

Does that include the Lemons?

[lohachata]

nah....lemons are pretty peaceful....every time i have ever kept serpaes ; they have been pretty mean little things.

[melissap_]

K, Thanks for the info... those little devils are gone!

[steelzuk]

I think tetras are nasty in general, mine just constantly go at each other all day it just fortunate they do no damage! I actually think they enjoy it lol