Red Serpae's fin nipping

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  1. Adam

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    Hello all.
    As the title reads, I have 3 red serpae's who seem to be fin nipping the xray tets and phantom tetras.
    They also have a slight go at the angels.
    This seems to keep the other fish on edge.
    Any advice on how to deal with these guys?
     
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  3. BradK

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    Buy 3 more. I had the same issue, I read somewhere they do better in larger groups. I ended up with 7 and they started chasing each other rather than the other fish.
     
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    As @BradK suggest, they will do better in a big group. Get another 3 or 4 and they should leave the Angels alone and squabble among them selves. The more, the better.
     

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