lincman Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 my redtop black bar zebra is really hastling my other fish... E yellow (yet he is ok) and esp my albino zebra... any ideas. he is a new fish and is pushing all the other fish to one isde of my talk. (6fter). all fish are eating but it appears that the albino is getting hastles to much for my liking.. plz any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0oks Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 You need to give more info So you got 3 fish in a 6fter? What i'll do is rearange the rocks/ornaments arounds.This will give the others a place to claim a territory. Hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincman Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 bristle nose cat fish and some flying fox's. about 12. also a hybrid cichlid which i was given (no idea what type but is very placid and happy) he is no issue. the tank is only new and i was given it and am relitively inexperienced in having this breed of fish. i also have a Cynotilapia sp "black eastern" which is new and also getting hastled a bit but seems to be ok... ithink because he is smaller he is getting it a bit. they all seem happy yet this one is giivng the albino grief... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 G'day If one fish is causing strife in your tank there are a few things you can do. 1. Add a lot more hidey holes into the tank. Rocks, ornaments, even PVC pipes. Basically anything that is aquarium safe that prevents the agro fish viewing the others directly. Later on you can obtain/buy something that is more pleasing to the eye after the aggression problem has been solved. 2. Add more fish into the tank. ie. Overstock your tank. In effect you add more targets into the tank so the aggression is spread amongst all of the tanks inhabitants. Caution make sure you have enough filtration to cope with this overstocking of your tank and maintain your water quality. 3. Remove the aggressive fish into another tank or sell/give him away. You need to do a little research prior to buying fish. Fish need to be matched to the rest of the tanks inhabitants, some fish are perfectly happy in an aggressive tank of fish, but having said this aggression at the correct level. hth cya Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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