Serpae And Penguin Tetras Behaviour

[mrchelsea]

Hi

Im new here this is my first post!! I have recently started this hobby which i cant get enough of i have a 28 litre tank in which i have 4 serpae tetras and 6 penguin tetras (soon i will be rehousing them as i want a bigger tank already!!) My question is what sort of behaviour should i expect from these fish?? 5 of the penguins all tend to just stay in similar places not really doing much, the other one takes up the centre of the tank and bullies the other ones if they venture out of the places they have taken up.. is this normal?? My serpaes are MENTAL!!! they are all over the place chasing each other round, and charging into to each other like battering rams.. is this normal?? So far the serpaes and the penguins have left each other alone so it is really just a question on their individual species behaviour and behaviour towards others in the same species

Thank you

 

[celaeno]

your tank is too small, so you're going to run into problems soon. i'd upgrade to something at least triple the current size. serpaes are notorious fin nippers. don't know about penguin tetras though.

 

[mrchelsea]

Hey thanks for the advice!

Well luckily i have just reserved a juwel rio 180 from someone for 130 quid , its a year old.. good buy you reckon?? they were also sellin the same model but a rio 125 for 60 quid you think that would be better for me???

 

[Jazzzz]

no bigger tank = better

 

[Cantbesaved]

My penguin tetras chase each other around the tank, and jolt at each other. So do my neon tetras. That is what they do. So that is OK if they do it, it is how they play.

 

[mrchelsea]

Thanks!! This place has been really helpful and ive only been a member one day