Blackskirt Tetras and neons???

[Aquagurl]

sup everybody

i was thinkin of buying blackskirt tetras and neons ... will they be okay together? blackskirt tetras are kinda big, comparing to neons!!! will that be any trouble?
thnx for any reply!

 

[black angel]

to be honest, i would say you had enough fish in the 20 already.

 

[CatLover]

Hello, Aquagurl
Yes, the black skirts and the neons will do great together. I have kept them together in my 75G, and in a 35G, and had no problems.

 

[Raechal]

IF you decide to get the blackskirt tetras, they have a reputation to be a little nippy so I would watch out for your gouramis. And in such a small space, I wouldn't doubt they would chew someone up. I think your 20 gallon is full as it is, especially with all that fry that will grow up.

I have 6 black skirt tetras and 10 tiger barbs and I think my 55 gallon is stocked with just them.

 

[Wolfdog]

In a twenty u should be fine, but when i put a couple black skirt tetras in my other 10gal (during cleaning) the Black skirts would chase around and nip at the neons and guppies.

In a 20 with more room u might be ok. What about just more of yur red eye tetras?

Wolf

 

[Raechal]

In a twenty u should be fine, but when i put a couple black skirt tetras in my other 10gal (during cleaning) the Black skirts would chase around and nip at the neons and guppies.

In a 20 with more room u might be ok. What about just more of yur red eye tetras?

Wolf

Yea I would go with bulking up your schools. Like maybe add some more danios and tetras to your groups. My black skirt tetras are about 2 inches now and like LOTS of swimming room. I wouldn't get them IMO.

 

[Fish Buddy]

I have kept black skirt tetras with neons and other tetras in a 10 gallon before and I would say they got along fine. I find it is the gouramis that nip and chase the other fish away.
Instead of them though, why not get 4 more zebra danios, and 5 more red-eye tetras?