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I've been wanting to ease myself into cichlids with the more 'peaceful' species. A guy was giving away pairs of mikrogeophagus ramirezi for free, a great opportunity. I quarantined as usual and the male was chasing the female so she could not eat. No worries. When quarantine was over I put them in different tanks.
She is a sweet angel and is finally putting on weight. He is the problem. It's been a week and the more 'comfortable' he gets the worse his behaviour becomes. It centers around food. He actively bites and chases my other fish. No matter how I feed he patrols the tank and chases them. I've tried blocking lines of sight, feeding him first and it's always the same. It's a shame because he is an absolutely beautiful fish...but his personality is demonic lol
Temp is 81f 28c...nitrates are below 5 and my ph is 6.8. it's a 3ft tank...and he's the only cichlid with honey gourami guppy's and Cory's. The lady is in a similar set up and is super sweet.
I am totally out of ideas and I'm thinking of just rehoming him.
Wanted to know what more experienced people thought.
She is a sweet angel and is finally putting on weight. He is the problem. It's been a week and the more 'comfortable' he gets the worse his behaviour becomes. It centers around food. He actively bites and chases my other fish. No matter how I feed he patrols the tank and chases them. I've tried blocking lines of sight, feeding him first and it's always the same. It's a shame because he is an absolutely beautiful fish...but his personality is demonic lol
Temp is 81f 28c...nitrates are below 5 and my ph is 6.8. it's a 3ft tank...and he's the only cichlid with honey gourami guppy's and Cory's. The lady is in a similar set up and is super sweet.
I am totally out of ideas and I'm thinking of just rehoming him.
Wanted to know what more experienced people thought.