Chasingthepleco Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have 9 fish in my tank. 3 electric yellows, 3 electric blues (1m, 2f) & 3 adult bristlenose. There are plenty of places to hide and the tank is planted in the centre. One of my electric yellows has been acting a bit weird for the past few weeks. Hiding usually vertical behind the filter pipe right where the male electric blue hangs out. The yellow seems terrified but will come out to eat and at times leave its vertical position. I turned on the tank light one morning when this particular yellow was at the top of the tank on its side but still alive. I went to catch it and it was full of life again, but I caught it and put it still in the same tank but in a large breeding trap to give it a chance to recover. It had been badly fin nipped. It is acting normal within this enclosure but looks very beaten up. What should I do? Should I put the fish back in with the others? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 what size is your tank? the yellow is trying to avoid being attacked based on what you've said. the best way of keeping africans is to have many more than you have. At least 6 of each species ideally only one or two males. this spreads the aggression over many more fish. Basically, the dominant male will chase everyone else to become or stay the boss, then he'll harass the females for breeding. It's all about who is the toughest, the toughest eats best and breeds the most. Think of african fish as having ten times the normal animal instint when it comes to dominance and breeding behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasingthepleco Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Thanks for your response. My tank is 140L. It's very long but not very deep. There are plenty of places to hide. Wouldn't my tank be too small for any extras? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 What are the dimensions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasingthepleco Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 122 x 30 x 38cms if I remember right (L, W, H) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 you could easily double your stocking without issues tank size wise, as long as you have around 5 times the tank volume per hour. africans are best heavily stocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasingthepleco Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Thank you. Should I be getting more electric yellows/blues or introducing another type of cichlid? I was worried about overstocking interesting that I now need more fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Definitely yellows and blues. What blues are they, fryeri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasingthepleco Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes fryeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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