cichlid7 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 * A well stocked (and crowded looking) tank will reduce fighting because the fish will lose their tendency to defend specific territories. Tanks that are only sparsely populated have more compatibility problems because one or two fish will come to dominate the tank and all others will be harassed and kept hiding. found it on a google search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 To be honest. that wouldnt suprise me at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Sounds like one of those rediculously generalised and simplified statements that are of no practical use. Somehow I think there is more in play than just stocking levels. It wouldn't matter how many neons I put in the Oscar tank, there would still be blood :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 well i always thought that if there were not enough caves they would beat the crap out of each other to get a cave :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 No its true to a point A common plan for aggressive fish to to overcroud them give them many targets and then no one fish gets smashed until it dies.. Very common with mbuna (dem's 12 min) and can be good for haps etc.. You have to bear in mind if your overstocking you need good filtration very good maintenance and if your overcrouding many different species they will probably interbreed or not breed or hold well at all due to all the action and aggression.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 It works with certain African species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 It definately works with certain African species, especially alot of mbuna 8) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I can't see 5 male dovii living together in a 1000L tank just because there isn't room for them to form a territory... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 It works great with alot of species but generally the Africans Americans dont want hidey holes they want the whole tank so this wont exactly work Though I know when I get down to a few Oscars they tend to fight thugh when it is full there isnt even an arguement Its great for raising up Alto's but also having a bare tank helps Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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