Discusmadboy Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 i have 2 x Giraffe cichlids in my tank , both males...they have been "best mates" for months hang around together all the time and now since this morning they seem to be fighting each other non stop. infact all the other mbuna cichlids i have in the tank seem to be overly aggressive today and they all seem to be nipping at each other. I have breed succusfully in the past with some of them however they have never displayed such aggressive behaviour towards each other at all until today...i have not done a water change for 2 weeks and water parameters are all fine, so dont know whats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 You have 2 male giraffes thats the problem they are known for being agro, sometimes with cichlids its just a ticking timebomb, they get along sweet as until something (who knows what) goes wrong.. How big is your tank? And what else is in it? Things you can do to curb aggression are do a water change and completly rearrange the tank let everyone fight it out.. You can also take out the biggest bully rearrange the tank leave him out for a few days (or in a breeding net or something) then reintroduce him hopefully he's fallen down the ranks a little and the new boss is nicer.. Really need to know what you've got in your tank what size they are and your tank size to try and guess why its happening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 may be overcowder as they are try to defending breeding territorys or if there is not enuff caves or places to clame a territory..... if that any help// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I have found there to be less aggression when africans are overcrowded if they're overcrowded theres alot of targets so things tend to stay nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 but if there is less territorys they will fight for a territory........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 fixed agression problem in our big tank by removing all females no matter what species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropheus Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Ive found that even with no females in the tank they still play up. Esp my OB peacock and fusco. They seem to be partners in crime. With any tank if you put a rock or plant or what ever you are creating a territory. So no rocks or whatever helps with diffusing aggression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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