little unwanted aggression.

[nate da fishman]

i was wondering what i can do to decrease the aggression of the BP and jacks. there first off the Bp bulling the male and female jack but not bad and the male Jd bulling the female and then she hids under the filter. can i maybe move the furnature around?

let me know what you think,

nate

[steve p]

Hi Nate, Does your tank have plenty of places for the fsh to hide. If so you could rearange everything to breakup the territories but the aggression may return as the fish establish new ones. Adding something to break up the line of vision may also help.

Steve.

[Coler]

periodic re-arranging will help - might be necessary every few months.

you could also put a divider screen in which has holes big enough for the JD's but not for the BP...not going to help much as between the JD's though.

[nate da fishman]

i have a lot of spaces for them and will rearrange tonight or tomarrow and let you know.

nate

[mostlycichlids]

best thing to do is remove the fish. Then re arrange the tank, then put them back in. Add the JD'd first I would add the female JD then the MAle then the BP. I would do it this way for two reasons. One by removing them and putting them back after the change will make them think its a new home. Two by adding them this way will determaine a pecking order, the BP will be at the bottom allowing the JD to stake out territory first.

[nate da fishman]

thanks akpaul, sounds like like im going to do that. were and how long should i keep them out of there tank? and inbetween putting them in?

nate

[mostlycichlids]

Just put them in a bucket or two during re construction. with some of the tank water. I would Put them in at 5 min intervals give them time to check it out before adding another fish. Maybe even a little more! I did this with a couple of my tanks and it worked out pretty well. Best of luck to you.

[nate da fishman]

thanks, and can you explain a canister filter, where i goes and how much it is?

nate

[mostlycichlids]

I'd start a new thred you will prob. get a better response! :)

[scott-kim]

How are you sexing your dempseys at such a small size? Not saying your wrong just wondering how you did it
Is a BP a bloody parrot?

[rbishop]

It may work temporarily, but IMO, it will start back up. Either with size issues and not enough room, or if you do have M/F JDs, if they pair off.

[MbunaFishKeeper]

you can rearange your tank every few months when the aggression comes back or you could get a tank divider.