Paraguay tetra (Aphyocharax paraguayensis)

**ShadyFish** · 22nd Apr 2008, 23:56

Hi any bros here having these? I have 3 of them in my 1.5ft tank....it is a really lovely top-level fish...but i guess they always go around and "nip" or disturb my other tank mates....how should i deal with it? add more? or give away...

my tank mates include, 8 golden pencil fish, 2 cherry barb, 5 runny nose, 3 glowlight tetra, 4 head light tetra, 1 priscilla balloon tetra, 1 platy, 2 oto, 1 yamato

**ranmasatome** · 23rd Apr 2008, 00:13

Good luck with these fish.. they are scale eaters and will probably decimate everything they can in your tank...i fed mine to some predatory fish..

**ShadyFish** · 23rd Apr 2008, 00:18

they are scale eaters ? meaning they will attack other fishes scales? hmmm thats not the case in my tank ley....they are just a lil over aggressive and i think IMHO tail-nippers

**Quixotic** · 23rd Apr 2008, 01:27

One thing for sure is that they are really vicious and would harass other fishes to the extend that these fishes

1. jump out from the tank,
2. deprived of food, and/or
3. die from stress of being bullied.

Yes, they can be really THAT destructive, so they aren't advisable to be included in community tanks and better be left in a species only tank.