October 20, 200520 yr comment_71164 My fish seem to be fighting lately. My neon tetras have broken up their school and nip each other whenever they encounter each other. My largest male guppy has it in for the minnows. My largest minnow has it in for the guppies. Why do they all want to eat each other all of a sudden? They're well-fed and have never quarreled like this before! Report
October 20, 200520 yr comment_71171 sounds to me like someone wants to reproduce , thats normally when fish get edgey 8) Report
October 20, 200520 yr comment_71198 How many of each sort of fish in what size tank do you have Melanie? Report
October 24, 200520 yr Author comment_71568 They've settled down now. Maybe they were just wanting to mate. They're all in a 2 foot aquarium. I'm wanting to get a bigger one, but not til after holidays. Report
October 26, 200520 yr comment_71901 I spoke to representatives of all sides and it seems that the guppy found the incessant bickering from the minows, hence the agressive stance. The minows feel that their sovereign rights have been violated by the tetras who continue to invade their territories and have been loudly vocalising this to the guppy faction to try and garner support. The tetras have just split into two factions, one being extremely expansionist. Their infighting has spread to surrounding territories. They feel that a water change, a healthy dose of stress coat and extra food would help things calm down. (The fish equivalent of a booze up at a BBQ) You might want to do this before your nitrate levels rise too high, since the tetras are trying to make explosives with it... Report
October 26, 200520 yr comment_71904 heh. I think the moral of the story was that fish are moody and complicated like the rest of us. Report
October 27, 200520 yr comment_72024 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I didn't know you were a fish negotiator :lol: :lol: :lol: Report
October 28, 200520 yr comment_72127 I work mainly for the UA: United Aquariums. They also call me the fish whisperer... Report
October 29, 200520 yr Author comment_72326 I spoke to representatives of all sides and it seems that the guppy found the incessant bickering from the minows, hence the agressive stance. The minows feel that their sovereign rights have been violated by the tetras who continue to invade their territories and have been loudly vocalising this to the guppy faction to try and garner support. The tetras have just split into two factions, one being extremely expansionist. Their infighting has spread to surrounding territories. They feel that a water change, a healthy dose of stress coat and extra food would help things calm down. (The fish equivalent of a booze up at a BBQ) You might want to do this before your nitrate levels rise too high, since the tetras are trying to make explosives with it... That made me laugh. Ironically, this all happened right after a water change. My only casualty seems to be one tetra; the guppy ripped his tail off and the other tetras rejected him. I put him in with the guppy fry and he's got about half of a new tail grown now. Report
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