Time to Dither?

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In the 125:
2 Convicts & a host of fry (fry leaving this weekend)
2 JD
1 Texas Cichlid (Female)
2 Pictus Cats
2 Bristlenose plecos

Since the convicts have paired and it appears the dominant JD and the Texas think they are "in love." the smaller JD, who is the smallest fish in the tank and I am not sure of its sex, is having a rough time. It is caught between the two pairs. He has places to hide and is still getting his share of the food.

Should I add a few dither fish to try to take some of the heat off of it? If so, what do you suggest?
 
dither fish such as silver dollars would do well w/ the convicts & dempseys in your tank
 
Both of these would be good dithers. I use giant danios in my 150g with a combination of fish similar to yours.

Dave
 
yea giant danios, silver dollars and rainbow fish all work very well as target fish, dither fish are used when fish dont come out and are scared a lot. target fish are used to side aggression.
 
Originally posted by Shierkahn
I ues Tin foil barbs in my 150 w/ SA and CA's. they seem to do there job most of the time.
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I was thinking about them. Why did you say most? What happened?

Also, believe it or not, I knew a guy back in the late 80s who used tiger barbs! :thud:
 
When I said " most of the time." I have this female Syspilium who's top fish.....even above my Red Devil, believe it or not. She won't allow any new fish in the tank. The Tin Foils were the last she allowed. Even though she killed the male Sysplium since then which was put in there at the same time as she. The last fish I tried to put in was a male Trimac and she killed him by the next day. So, for the most part the Tin Foils did there job.
 
Thanks everyone for your input. Today I added 3 tinfoil barbs to the tank and everthing seems to be going well so far.:)
 
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