White Skirt Tetra Help

[Lisamarssmith]

Hi people!

I went to a pet store and bought 2 white skirt tetras, one man told me to buy atleast 4 another told me I.can buy 1 or 2, so I just bought 2. When I got home i noticed they weren't Being to active in their new environment and they don't go near each other. They also stay on seperate sides of the tank and when one tries to swim over the other chases him off so I did some research and saw that Im supposed to have 4 or more tetras Because they're school fish. I also have have one Guppy and read they are school fish too? Well my problem is I have a 10 gallon tank and I already have 4 fish in there, can I get 1 or 2 more?? One more Guppy and one more tetra? Thank you so much for all your help and its partly my fault by not researching the fish before getting them, I learned not to put all my trust into employees but to research and study before walking into a pet store.

 

[kylealastairlove]

tetra's are schooling fish, the more of them the happier and more secure they will feel you should probably have 6 at the minimum so that they feel safer to venture out together

 

[Lisamarssmith]

tetra's are schooling fish, the more of them the happier and more secure they will feel you should probably have 6 at the minimum so that they feel safer to venture out together

Thanks for your advice! I will definately get a bigger size tank so I can have 6 one day. As for right now I can only dream I had to give my tetras back for their well being.

 

[kylealastairlove]

aw, well i guess that was the best thing for them yeah, but its nice to dream though i always dream of a bigger tank or having several tanks have fun with the rest of your fish though