agressive fish
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rainbows and especially gouramis are very peaceful, i don't know who told you gouramis are semi-aggressive because they are some of the most peaceful species there are unless you put two males of the same species together and even then they will only bother the other gourami and not other fish, bala sharks are also peaceful
no, that is saying too much.
my bala shark will literally try to inhale some of my cichlids. all he does is wind up sucking on the side of them and letting them go unharmed, but he is a mean one. these are 4-5" africans
most sharks or catfish are considered semiaggressive. syndodontis cats are pretty aggressive too.
my bala shark will literally try to inhale some of my cichlids. all he does is wind up sucking on the side of them and letting them go unharmed, but he is a mean one. these are 4-5" africans
most sharks or catfish are considered semiaggressive. syndodontis cats are pretty aggressive too.
wow blue gouramis and the like can get their engines going fast and when they do they bulldoze everything. then there are the kissing fish that will RIP each other apart unless they are a M/F pair, but that is next to impossible to find because the males and females look EXACTY the same.
but then again, a 6" kissing gourami would beat the crud out of a 6" blue gourami, and that because the kissing gouramis can take way more stress
but then again, a 6" kissing gourami would beat the crud out of a 6" blue gourami, and that because the kissing gouramis can take way more stress
some kinds of algae eaters can become agressive as they get older and larger, i believe the siamese algae eater is something to look out for, but the calmer chinese a.e. looks exactly the sae, so it's hard to distinguish b/t the two. also common plecos are sometimes said to become agressive and try to eat the slime coat off of fish, but that only occurs when they are older and not being fed properly. a fat plec will not go after tankmates.
bettas, male and female, can be aggresive, but it depends on the individual. some fish will be just fine in a community tank. of course, two males can never go together and females may fight with each other as well. bettas and gouramis are two species out of the same family, but they will fight with each other as well.
most kinds of barbs will be very nippy with tankmates, esp. as they get bigger, and some kinds do get quite large. they have to be kept in groups to minimize the occurence of the top fish constantly chasing the lesser ones. tetras are better but can also be nippy when tankmates have flowing fins. angelfish will sometimes eat tetras as that is their natural prey in the wild.
bettas, male and female, can be aggresive, but it depends on the individual. some fish will be just fine in a community tank. of course, two males can never go together and females may fight with each other as well. bettas and gouramis are two species out of the same family, but they will fight with each other as well.
most kinds of barbs will be very nippy with tankmates, esp. as they get bigger, and some kinds do get quite large. they have to be kept in groups to minimize the occurence of the top fish constantly chasing the lesser ones. tetras are better but can also be nippy when tankmates have flowing fins. angelfish will sometimes eat tetras as that is their natural prey in the wild.
I have a Paradise Fish in a semi-aggressive community tank. He will get an attitude every now and then, color up, and give the other fish a dirty look but that's about it (especially the tiger barbs. He looks at them like they're nuts). However, this is a 55 gallon tank. I have kept them in a 30 gallon community tank before (back when I had a few mollies, platies, and swordtails) and never had a problem.
So I'd have to agree that the key to reduceing nippyness is just giving them some room. And that nippyness can vary from individual to individual. I had a black molly once who was the terror of the tank.
So I'd have to agree that the key to reduceing nippyness is just giving them some room. And that nippyness can vary from individual to individual. I had a black molly once who was the terror of the tank.