heather Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 So i got three. Two have obviously paired off leaving the smaller one to be harrased, bullied and chased. I think it is another female. What can i do to help it? I cannot remove it yet as all three are in my 50l holding tank while my 250l is still being set up. There are two pots and some plants to hide in already. There are no other fish in the tank. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Angl Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Small partition in the tank for the harrassed fish to rest up in, or another male to pair up with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I thought that might be about the only way. Anybody know if they could kill it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 The problem when fish are being harrassed is they get stressed and when they get stressed the tend to get diseased(i.e whitespot) and then it can spread to the other fish. I would considor another small tank, as even with a partition it can still feel like it is being picked on/intimidated. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Well i added some more plants as a temporary measure and it seemed to work. The smaller female's colour has picked up and she seemed to be trying it on with the male... Didnt work though. This morning I noticed the larger female jealously guarding her eggs!! Incredible really as they should still be stressed by the new environment - I only got them last Sunday, nearly on a whim and still not really prepared. Put them straight into a newly set up 50L that I had only waited for the temp to come right and I was feeding them on Betta flakes and Goldfish crumble!! If the eggs turn into fry that will be a miracle and if even one survives then I will call Altispinosa's the hardiest little fish in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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