Bad Fish!

It didn’t take long before our two Angels started chasing and attacking the Neonies around the tank. Nibbler was the more aggressive fellow first, but Stripes started to follow his lead too. We had to separate the species when one of the Neonies got its tailfin partially bitten off by the Angels. So, we dug out the original tank, cleaned it and set it up, and put Stripes and Nibbler inside there.

With the two Angels (temporarily?) gone from the tank, the Neonies have appeared out of their hiding places and now have the full run of the tank. Unfortunately, this measure may be a mite too late for the injured Neonie – it has left the shoal; and that’s the first sign that the Neonie is severely distressed and may not live for much longer.

Now we have to decide what to do with Nibbler and Stripes. Their new aquarium is nothing like the Ritz-Carlton they were living in an hour ago of course – this new home is like Hotel 81 for them. And I guess they can’t really be blamed; Angelfishes are the natural predators of Tetras. We’ll figure out what to do in the coming days. Who knows – Nibbler and Stripes may have their own tank permanently after all now.:)