aer0 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I did a big tank move around today, put the cichlid tank in the lounge... at the same time all the rocks got shifted about i thought it might be a good time to introduce fred into the tank so the can all establish new places to hide but he still wants to pick on everyone http://instagram.com/p/dEhqLjnUKj/ this is a short video of said behaviour... the fish he is chasing is his own fry... they have been separated for about 7 months though any tips or am I stuck with a grumpy fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I did a big tank move around today, put the cichlid tank in the lounge... at the same time all the rocks got shifted about i thought it might be a good time to introduce fred into the tank so the can all establish new places to hide but he still wants to pick on everyone http://instagram.com/p/dEhqLjnUKj/ this is a short video of said behaviour... the fish he is chasing is his own fry... they have been separated for about 7 months though any tips or am I stuck with a grumpy fish sorry i didn't respond sooner. your video link doesn't work. convicts are very aggressive fish. especially the males. i get away with having a breeding pair of convicts in my central/south american tank because all other fish are big enough to stand up to the convicts regardless of how stroppy they get, and there is enough room for the convicts to have their own territory and space to breed. i also think that convicts like to chase stuff around for fun. you say he's chasing his kids around... as long as he's not eating them then there's no reason to call FYFS (get it?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 check out this youtube video of a vibrantly coloured female convict http://youtu.be/e47OBC2UGvw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aer0 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 thanks disgustipated, all seems to be fairly calm in the tank over the last few days. Fred is still chasing everyone around but ive been keeping an eye on all the fish for fin nips etc... nothing spotted yet, he is not picking on the 30cm pleco either. My wife bought a really beautiful Azureus that dwarfs Fred and seems to now be the boss of the tank too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 big pleco goes wherever big pleco wants to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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