Red Eye Tetras

[carney]

hi

i have 5 red eye tetras.
3 school together all the time, they are all rounded ones (i think female)
teh other two stay separate one at one end of tank and oen at other
are these 2 males?
is this normal behavour?

 

[carney]

PLEASE help

 

[nmonks]

The problem is schooling fish won't school if they're not in a school. Make sense? The point is that 5 specimens is too few. Get at least three more, and ideally seven more, so you have a group of a dozen red-eyes. They will then school normally. Not only will they look prettier, swimming in formation, but they'll also be less likely to nip their tankmates, something this species is occasionally prone to do.

Cheers, Neale

PLEASE help