All guppies chasing one guppy!

Charchar38
  • #1
I've noticed this morning all my guppies and endlers are constantly chasing 1 guppy, non stop!
Why could this be? I have made sure all guppies I get are male but I'm wondering if I could have be sold a female? This guppy is very colourful and no different in size to the rest so doesn't look female! What other reason could there be for this behaviour and should I intervene?
 
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julien0101
  • #2
Is it sick and injured, a picture would help.

Is there a gonopodium on the guppy being chased?
 
Charchar38
  • Thread Starter
  • #3

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I have now removed the fish as they seem exhausted and its not stopping.
 
julien0101
  • #4
it is a male

His tail his broken due to nipping?
 
Charchar38
  • Thread Starter
  • #5

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I don't think so.

He doesn't seem sick!
Swimming fine, ate this morning and no physical signs.
 
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FishBoy101
  • #7
You could just have some aggressive fish, my males are quite aggressive and they fight one another quite often. They could be fighting for dominance.
 
Charchar38
  • Thread Starter
  • #8
Do you think my guppies have black spot disease?
 
FishBoy101
  • #9
Do you think my guppies have black spot disease?
Could you answer jkkgron2's questions?
 
FishBoy101
  • #11
100 litres
Nitrates 10
Nitrites 0.2
Ph 7.6
Temp 25.4

Stocking
4 guppies
4 endlers
6 corys
5 neon tetras
5 harlequin rasboras
Amonia?
 
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jkkgron2
  • #12
100 litres
Nitrates 10
Nitrites 0.2
Ph 7.6
Temp 25.4

Stocking
4 guppies
4 endlers
6 corys
5 neon tetras
5 harlequin rasboras
What’s the ammonia?
Edit: The endlers may be the culprits: they’ve been known to nip guppies.
 
Charchar38
  • Thread Starter
  • #13
Sorry ammonia is 0
Does it look like they have black spot?
 
jkkgron2
  • #14
Sorry ammonia is 0
Does it look like they have black spot?
It looks like he’s being bullied. You could try adding in more decor to break up the Territorys/space so that he has more places to hide.
 
Mcasella
  • #15
If he is the largest male in the tank the others will try to breed with him because bigger means more babies (except no babies occur because it's a male).
 
Charchar38
  • Thread Starter
  • #16
If he is the largest male in the tank the others will try to breed with him because bigger means more babies (except no babies occur because it's a male).
He is the largest! That makes a lot of sense. I just feel so sorry for him, he's not getting a break!
 

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