serpae tetra

I am new here, but was reading a lot of posts about Serpae Tetra negatives and warnings, and wanted to share my experience and provide a different view. That they are a * community tank fish. There is the asterisk. First, I learned the hard way. In a 29 gal planted tank, I dropped 6 Serpaes in...

Around 7 days ago I noticed my serpae Tetra acting weird. She has a odd swimming pattern, She only uses her/his front fins and out of nowhere goes to a specific corner in the top of the tank and sits there in a straight up position. It’s not swimbladder. Should I be concerned ? My levels are...

Hey, I have a 56 litre tank but I can’t seem to find any algea eaters that’ll be okay with the fish I have in my tank. I have 3 Electric Blue Rams, One Dwarf Gourami, and 5 Serpae Tetras. I had otos before but they keep dying. The tank doesn’t produce that much algae it’s quite far away from the...

I’m pretty new to the game and just joined the forum. I have six Serpae Tetras in a 30 gallon tank. I had to leave the country for 3 weeks and had my wife feed the fish and plants. When I got back I noticed a bubble looking growth on one of my tetras. I tried to look up what it may be but...

Hi, I have a serpae tetra that I just bought from the pet store a few days ago.  I noticed that its fins are looking ragged, and it seems to have gotten worse over the past day or two.  Do you think this is fin rot?  Or aggression from a tankmate?  I haven't noticed any aggression, but of course...