Will Harlequin Rasbora and Neon Tetra attack Guppies?

**phuakokhong** · 17th Nov 2009, 14:31

Will harlequin rasbora and neon tetra attack guppies? like bite the tails of the guppies? My cherry shrimps had all became food for my rasbora and tetra....

**Interestor** · 18th Nov 2009, 22:09

YES !!!

CHeers..

**phuakokhong** · 20th Nov 2009, 00:20

Thanks for the reply.

How about, will guppies attack cherry shrimps?

**stormhawk** · 20th Nov 2009, 12:43

If they are hungry, they will try to nip at the baby shrimp. Guppies tend to leave adult shrimp alone, but occasionally, they will take the opportunity to get an easy meal.

Tetras and rasboras are forever hungry. If you don't feed them enough, anything smaller will become food sooner or later. Think of tetras as mini-piranhas.

**phuakokhong** · 26th Nov 2009, 00:30

Thanks for the reply... they are really forever hungry... but i fed them only once a day.

**cyruslaguna** · 26th Nov 2009, 11:44

neon tetras are the more dormant species in the tetra family so no issues with guppies; but I have a friend's neon tetras that were eaten up by the male guppies; so try to keep them of equivalent size.

**phuakokhong** · 11th Dec 2009, 21:05

good news.... bought 6 guppies and put them into a 4ft planted tank with about 20 neon tetra and 20 harlequin rasbora, the guppies look happy with nobody bitting the guppies tails.