Moved him to the 120 grow out today... so far so good. Hiding a lot. Here's a chance shot with the lapradei (in the hole), who is probably small enough to be eaten! Hopefully if I keep them all well fed, everyone will get big enough to become uninteresting.
At the moment:
I'm beginning to worry now! The big one tore a fin off the other...
Of course he went for the $$$ fish and not the $5 Firemouth. Argh!
Didn't have time this morning coz I was late for work! I'm having my wife check periodically to see if any more funny business happens... I'll definitely put him in time out later
Man, what a way to do it! It's funny how he went for the only other lower jaw in the tank. Do you think it'll regenerate? I've read some reports on polys having fin regenerative ability. It's completely gone, though. Not even a stump.
I will do just that... Thank you! Should I take the injured fish out to heal separately?
Watch the agression with what polys are with the injured one. If they leave it alone and let it heal you should be fine. If one of the other polys gets ideas to become top dog then you will have to pull it to heal.
The funny thing was that before I added the Endli, the Lap was the most active and "dominant" bichir despite being the smallest. So far with the Endli gone, the lap is limping along ok. The wound seems to have closed... I will go with your powerfeeding suggestion.
Thanks for the tips! I'm hoping it's just a size issue and not a personality issue... I'll keep you posted!
