Cardinal Tetra, Fin Nippers

[JArnold]

hi i'm new to this but was wondering if a small shoal of 5-6 cardinal tetra r likely to nip the fins of my angelfish i have heard mixed responses on this and was wondering if anyone has any experience with these fish nipping fins, i am aware the angel will eat the tetra if given the chance but it is not yet big enough and this isn't a worry for me at this stage. The tank is 20 gallons btw.

any help would b appreciated thanks

 

[vinylman]

hi i'm new to this but was wondering if a small shoal of 5-6 cardinal tetra r likely to nip the fins of my angelfish i have heard mixed responses on this and was wondering if anyone has any experience with these fish nipping fins, i am aware the angel will eat the tetra if given the chance but it is not yet big enough and this isn't a worry for me at this stage. The tank is 20 gallons btw.

any help would b appreciated thanks

Cardinal Tetras shouldn't nip, but Neon Tetras probably will. If you do buy Cardinals, try to get some which are already fairly large; the Angel will probably take any smaller Cardinals.