tropheus aggression
- Thread starter sandnuka
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CrashSmAshley
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Hmm. I'm not too familiar with cichlids, but I can give you a few tips for aggression in general.
~ How big is your tank? Most aggressive fish do better in larger tanks. They will usually pick one part (instead of the whole tank in smaller tanks) to claim as their territory. Other fish learn pretty soon about safe spots to swim in!
~ Lots and lots of plants/decor. Give the others a ton of places to hide and get away.
~ Rearrange the tank and introduce the most aggressive fish last. If he's in there before others, he'll think they're invaders he needs to teach a lesson to! Take everyone out and change the setup a bit and introduce him last. More than likely he'll reduce his aggression and see everyone more as part of his environment. If you do introduce fish after him, distract him with food while you're doing so.
Hope these work out
~ How big is your tank? Most aggressive fish do better in larger tanks. They will usually pick one part (instead of the whole tank in smaller tanks) to claim as their territory. Other fish learn pretty soon about safe spots to swim in!
~ Lots and lots of plants/decor. Give the others a ton of places to hide and get away.
~ Rearrange the tank and introduce the most aggressive fish last. If he's in there before others, he'll think they're invaders he needs to teach a lesson to! Take everyone out and change the setup a bit and introduce him last. More than likely he'll reduce his aggression and see everyone more as part of his environment. If you do introduce fish after him, distract him with food while you're doing so.
Hope these work out
gobluecichlids
New Member
The real trick is to crowd the tank. They can be agressive, but a crowded tank has many aggressors and that seem to do the trick. Right now I have 30 red rainbows and 13 ikolas in a 110 gallon tank.sandnuka said:
I prefer not to put other fishes in the tank, it will cause stress on the tropheus and they will bloat.
CrashSmAshley
New Member
Sounds like a deal haha! Hopefully everything comes out okay. Keep us updated
sidekicking
New Member
dude we need some pics
So you ended up getting 12 instead of 6 :?:
So you ended up getting 12 instead of 6 :?:
Kingstature
New Member
Nuka,
Over populate the tank, they are like my alunocara and with only a few (5) they destroyed eachother and aggression level was out the roof, all in a 80 gallon long, so I added 10 more cara's and with nowhere for the aggressive fish to claim territory too they stop fighting and yes I rearranged the tank to change up territories and create new spots... Everyone doing fine....Hard to take pic (Males Dark Red Female Lighter Pink) cause they are fast as heck... :king:
Over populate the tank, they are like my alunocara and with only a few (5) they destroyed eachother and aggression level was out the roof, all in a 80 gallon long, so I added 10 more cara's and with nowhere for the aggressive fish to claim territory too they stop fighting and yes I rearranged the tank to change up territories and create new spots... Everyone doing fine....Hard to take pic (Males Dark Red Female Lighter Pink) cause they are fast as heck... :king:
Yep, all 12
yep yep, got 12.... they are absolutly gorgeous. Im gonna wait to put up a picture of them, so I can enter it in Junes photo of the month contest.... When people see these they wont be able to vote against me! The prize of junes POTM for june WILL BE MINE!sidekicking said: