my females attacked 2 of my (1 in)males.(they live in a 10 gallon tank, with 5 more small(1 inch) females and one 1.5 inch female. i tried to give them away, but nobody wants them. they're acting like they're fine now, except they have really bad fin damage(one of their gonopodium's been gnawed off). i don't have the heart to euthanize, but when i try to give them away nobody wants them, and i don't have the money to buy them another tank....what should i do?
beat up male guppies
- Thread starter evedamnededen
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your females guppies did this??? see if you can get another tank and sparate them, but this is odd as usually the males are the ones stressing the females.... if they can swim and eat fine, dont euthanise, do that as a last resort!
are you shure that your lfs wont take them, or at least the females, usually stores will give store credit for your fish...
are you shure that your lfs wont take them, or at least the females, usually stores will give store credit for your fish...
i don't have money for another tank. i really don't want to give any of them away because i inherited these fish and they mean a lot to me. i give the females a lot more freeze dried food and it seems to help a bit. it looks like the males are gonna last about another month.
she got to my cobra male. she ate most of his fins. he's still breathing, but isn't moving his body, only flapping his arm fins but isnt moving around, i took him out and put him in a plastic cup with tank water. i really don't want to euthanize him, but i don't think he'll make it.
Ive never heard of a female guppy being soo vicious! its like it learned manners from a Betta! she stopped nipping at the other male once i changed the water. she's about 2 and a half weeks pregnant, i think that could be the reason
tricksterpup
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Do you have plenty of plants and cover for your fish?? They really need lots of coverage to hide and relax in. It mellows out the fish if you do this. So add more drift wood and some live plants and that should help. Any questions just hollar.
Just curious if your aggressive females are the multi-colored ones, yellow or orange tails splatted with black and sometimes a little blue on the body or dorsal fin? My little sister had a pair of blue neon guppies in a planted ten gallon but they weren't mating so she got two females sold as "multi-colored." They are alittle bigger and fuller bodied and killed off the original pair.
tricksterpup
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Fish aggressiveness tends to go with cover and stress. When the fish is no longer stressed they are no longer aggressive.fiske said: