MY LIL GIRL

You know what I use to do to my mean old ciclid? If I saw him nip someone, i'd catch him in the net and put him on my carpet. I'd let him flop around for a few seconds and let him get dusty. Threw him back into the tank as a giant yellow fluff ball and he'd mellow out for awhile.
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You are placed in the same file as those awful kindergarten teachers who shame their students for using the wrong crayon color.

In addition, I am going to say the one thing I am not suppose to say in forum like this. Keeping a fish in a relatively small aquarium is unnatural for the fish. They are intended to live in a much larger ecosystem such as a lake or stream. Fish nipping is one resulting behavior. There is no humane solution that I know of, aside from removing the fish, that changes this behavior.
 
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summer_of_41 said:
You are placed in the same file as those awful kindergarten teachers who shame their students for using the wrong crayon color.

In addition, I am going to say the one thing I am not suppose to say in forum like this. Keeping a fish in a relatively small aquarium is unnatural for the fish. They are intended to live in a much larger ecosystem such as a lake or stream. Fish nipping is one resulting behavior. There is no humane solution that I know of, aside from removing the fish, that changes this behavior.
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Actually, we have had this discussion many times-search the forum for the results. Fish nipping can be a sign of being cramped-or it can be a sign that the other fish is overly aggressive-and/or it could be a fish asserting dominance. I agree that you can't reprogram fish, and that trying to do so by random punishment is wrong. Usually when these sorts of things happen it really is the owners fault, though the OP is obviously prepared to care for these fish longterm and could not anticipate the emergency. Even though she was given wrong advice(about when these fishes turn rabidly aggressive), she has prepared for these fishes, which is why she does not deserve to take any flack.
 
Never does it show that I criticized the author of this thread. My comments were direction towards someone else. I also do not need to use the search engine for something that is common sense.

Fish nipping can be a sign of being cramped-or it can be a sign that the other fish is overly aggressive-and/or it could be a fish asserting dominance.
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These are natural behaviors that erupt within an enclosed environment, such as a fish tank. There's no need for a search engine here. Thanks for your suggestion though!
 
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My point was that it is fruitless to punish a fish for a behavior they are programmed to have. Luckily some fish of the given species exhibit that behavior while others do not. If it is a problem for the fish owner, then I suggest they exchange their fish for one that does not.

chloe_21, I hope you find the right solution to your problem.
 
lol i have just checked on this thread for the first time in a month or so.
i have not punished the fish at all lol, he got his own tank, a 175gal and hes only 5"!!!! im sure that cant be a bad life!
the female is all better thanks DJ, and she is in my community tank lol loves everyone and is still a little angel.
hes gettin bigger and meaner by the day lol but hes a beauty and i love him.

first 2 pics are her now and the last 2 are him just before he went in to his 175

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MEN

They certainly are very beautiful!! I'm glad she's recovered from her ordeal. Men can be such beasts sometimes...lol...
 
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