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Are my cichlids fighting? Should I worry about it?
Hello everybody I have a 125 gallon tank with South American/Central American cichlids. I have:
2x Oscar 7.5 inches
1x Gold Severum 3.5 inches
1x Jack Dempsey 5.5 inches
These fish have been together for about 5 months now with plenty of hiding spots. So today I just introduced a Guatemalan P. Melanurus which is 6.5 inches, also another cichli. When I put him in the tank my oscars started flaring at him, not biting him but flaring and nudging. On the other hand by jack dempsey was consistently following him around with his gills extended. The new fish occasionally flared back. So I checked later on and the fish somewhat forgot about it, but every time he went next to the oscars, they opened their mouth real wide and backed him up. My jack dempsey wasn't doing anything but following him. The fish has no scales missing or bitten tail. I moved the decor around but I don't know if it helped.
So will this eventually stop or is it just not really important? If it is something to be worried about, then what do I do to fix it?
1 Answer
- Just My OpinionLv 57 years agoFavorite Answer
It is hard to introduce new fish, moving the ornaments was a good idea. Just keep an eye on them, look for damage to the fish and take out if they are clearly not coping. Sometimes they get used to new arrivals, other times they can chase them to death. Watch when you feed them to make sure the newbies are eating.