Kelleykelley23
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ITS A LONG STORY BUT I NEED HELP OR ADVICE...PLEASE!!
Back story: We got 4 blood parrots and put them in a 75 gallon tank with 2 gold gouramis. Parrots are about 3 inches. We've had them for about 2 months. Within that time 2 parrots have paired up and have a tunnel no one is allowed inside or around. No eggs have been laid yet but they are both still very territorial, as expected. In the beginning they all would hide if one of us walked up to the tank. Seemed very scared. During feeding time, I would stick my hand in the tank until they all came out to observe and show curiosity. One of the now paired fish used to play in my hand and even chase the others away playfully. Now that doesn't happen, although they do come out a little more...
About 12 days ago we added an Oscar to the tank. About the same size. We wanted to try and show the Parrots that its okay to come out and play and not be so timid. The opposite happened. Oscar took on the Parrots traits and the Parrots bullied Oscar. We figured the Oscar, being an aggressive fish, would have been able to hold his own territory. Is he just too young? He came from a tank full of Parrots. Is it causing him to have some kind of identity crisis? Because yesterday we added an Albino Tiger Oscar, about the same size, along with 2, 1.5 inch Jack Dempsey's. Thinking the Albino would show Oscar who he is and how to act, how to stand his ground, once again we were wrong. Oscar started picking on the Albino. And won't stop. At first I thought Oscar was flirting but the Albino stays in the corner where the Parrots stay, close to the tunnel I spoke of earlier. Mainly the Parrots leave the Albino alone but still get after Oscar. Oscar will not stand his ground against Parrots but will now chase Gouramis and pick on the Albino. By the way, I'm going to get a bigger tank eventually of course. I know these are all gonna be BIG fish and need plenty of room to grow.
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS:
I really just need to know how to get the Albino out of hiding and back to being a normal happy fish who stands its ground. Same with Oscar. But I want Oscar to get along with the Albino. Also I really need the Parrots to quit hiding as much, especially when I approach the tank. Also, we are unsure of the sex of any of the fish except the 2 Parrots that paired up...and even then we aren't sure which ones which.
ANY advice is appreciated. Sorry such a long explanation but thank you for reading.
Back story: We got 4 blood parrots and put them in a 75 gallon tank with 2 gold gouramis. Parrots are about 3 inches. We've had them for about 2 months. Within that time 2 parrots have paired up and have a tunnel no one is allowed inside or around. No eggs have been laid yet but they are both still very territorial, as expected. In the beginning they all would hide if one of us walked up to the tank. Seemed very scared. During feeding time, I would stick my hand in the tank until they all came out to observe and show curiosity. One of the now paired fish used to play in my hand and even chase the others away playfully. Now that doesn't happen, although they do come out a little more...
About 12 days ago we added an Oscar to the tank. About the same size. We wanted to try and show the Parrots that its okay to come out and play and not be so timid. The opposite happened. Oscar took on the Parrots traits and the Parrots bullied Oscar. We figured the Oscar, being an aggressive fish, would have been able to hold his own territory. Is he just too young? He came from a tank full of Parrots. Is it causing him to have some kind of identity crisis? Because yesterday we added an Albino Tiger Oscar, about the same size, along with 2, 1.5 inch Jack Dempsey's. Thinking the Albino would show Oscar who he is and how to act, how to stand his ground, once again we were wrong. Oscar started picking on the Albino. And won't stop. At first I thought Oscar was flirting but the Albino stays in the corner where the Parrots stay, close to the tunnel I spoke of earlier. Mainly the Parrots leave the Albino alone but still get after Oscar. Oscar will not stand his ground against Parrots but will now chase Gouramis and pick on the Albino. By the way, I'm going to get a bigger tank eventually of course. I know these are all gonna be BIG fish and need plenty of room to grow.
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS:
I really just need to know how to get the Albino out of hiding and back to being a normal happy fish who stands its ground. Same with Oscar. But I want Oscar to get along with the Albino. Also I really need the Parrots to quit hiding as much, especially when I approach the tank. Also, we are unsure of the sex of any of the fish except the 2 Parrots that paired up...and even then we aren't sure which ones which.
ANY advice is appreciated. Sorry such a long explanation but thank you for reading.