neon tetra bullying, anyone had that problem?

[tiny tetra]

hi guys,
i bought 4 neon and 4 glowlight tetras for my 80 ltr tank as starter fish.
but i was stuck away from my island because of weather for one night and a neon died. two days later another neon was behaving strangely and died and just after that another one went in the same way. my only neon tetra that is left will not let the glowlights near the bottom and will chase them round the 3ft tank *crazysmil . we will be getting some koi angelfish tommorrow and maybe some more neons later on. will getting more neons possibly improve its mood or will it be moody

 

[HappyFish]

Most likely your neon needs more companions. Neons are shoaling fish and need 3 or more of their kind. Your fish are most likely dying because of ammonia poisoning due your tank not being cycled. Also called as new fish tank syndrome. In short, fish waste of your fish are killing them. Research on cycling a fish tank. This should explain why your fish are dying. In the meantime, don't add anymore fish until your tank is cycled.

 

[tiny tetra]

the tank had been cycling for about a month before now
ftm

 

[1077]

80 litres is too small for Adult Angelfish(you do want them to grow to adults don't you?) and the Angelfish will eat the smaller tetra's as soon as it /they are large enough.
Angelfish need warm water 78 to 80 degrees F and neons prefer cooler water 74 to 76 degrees F.

 

[tiny tetra]

yeah the angelfish will be moved when they are to big thanks

 

[paperdog9]

I agree with happyfish, the neons will definately calm down if you give them a nice sized school, they will feel more secure. Good luck!

 

[tiny tetra]

thanks for the tips