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Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 1:43 PM
i just bought two firemouth cichlids both about 3 in, i think one is a female and i think one is a male, the bigger one (female) is always beeting up on the male (the smaller one) and he has to hid in the plants in the middle level of the tank, i heard that if you croud them they wont be as agressive, what should i do
grannylvsfish
03-09-2008, 1:49 PM
I told you your tank was to small for fire mouth and there would be problems. I have 3 and they fight all day and night. 2 male and one femlae and she is the agressor. no way are you going to have it good with those to. sorry but fire mouths need lots of room and are poops!
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 1:51 PM
i told you there in a 55Gal. tank!!
Rbishop
03-09-2008, 1:51 PM
You need a much bigger tank with more decor....
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 1:54 PM
would it do better to get another firemouth
krytan
03-09-2008, 1:59 PM
no, another firemouth will only make things worse.
would it do better to get another firemouth
NO.
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 2:01 PM
sould i just stick to one
grannylvsfish
03-09-2008, 2:02 PM
Oh man, read my posts, I got three in a 55 and there monsters!! I have had to move them from tank to tank. there driving me nuts! Sorry I thought you had them in the smaller tank :)
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 2:05 PM
its ok, so should i just stick to one, and take back the other
its ok, so should i just stick to one, and take back the other
You may want to do that.
grannylvsfish
03-09-2008, 2:20 PM
I would, I am sorry there so pretty but there not good tank mates when together. you could throw in like six and get a mated pair,then take back what do not mate. then you have 2 for your tank and lots of babies :) but then you wil have lots of babies to seel. or give. I know you love fire mouths, but odd numbers do not work out, I had 4 they all fought. only 1 turned out ot be female and they all fight like mad. I got rid of one and am putting 3 in the paper tomorrow!
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 2:35 PM
could i put some distractor fish in there like barbs
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 5:52 PM
ok so i heard that if i put a hole bunch of PVC pipe in there then the small one will have more places to hide and eventualy they will get along, what do you think
ok so i heard that if i put a hole bunch of PVC pipe in there then the small one will have more places to hide and eventualy they will get along, what do you think
I wouldn't raise my hopes that they will get along eventually though providing more hiding places is always a good idea for the fish bullied.
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 6:48 PM
i need more than one comment to help me out
Fishfiles1
03-09-2008, 7:56 PM
so should i fill up with morer slate and drift wood
Visualeyes2
03-09-2008, 11:23 PM
better places to hide
Fishfiles1
03-10-2008, 9:56 AM
the small one has some pretty beat up fines, will they grow back and how long
Fishfiles1
03-10-2008, 11:08 AM
sould i put some odesa barbs to distract them
nmrsco
03-10-2008, 11:26 AM
the small one has some pretty beat up fines, will they grow back and how long
the fins will grow back quickly if you keep good water quality and reduce stress. If its fins are allready torn, I doubt that it will have time to regrow them with the other fish constantly harassing it.
Fishfiles1
03-10-2008, 11:30 AM
does salt get rid of stress
lucy42083
03-10-2008, 11:34 AM
does salt get rid of stress
No, if anything I'd think it would make it worse...
Fishfiles1
03-10-2008, 11:57 AM
i thought salt reduced stress in fish
krytan
03-10-2008, 11:59 AM
No salt! melifix and primafix will help with stress and healing, but if there is not a enough room for two firemouths the problem will only get worse.
Is it posible to see some pic's of the fish?
Fishfiles1
03-10-2008, 12:21 PM
well i cant get the picture but to get a vissual, the tall is split in mutipulls there is one chunk takenout of the tall, half of one of the sid fins in taken out.
krytan
03-10-2008, 1:41 PM
As a guess it sounds like there is not enough room for them both to secure a piece of territory each. If this is the case the more dominant fish will bully the weaker one to death and it wont matter how many hiding places you have.