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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / July 2004Yellow lab being harassed
I have a 55 gallon tank with 1 male and 2 female yellow labidochromis caeruleus. For the past few days, one of the females has been getting harassed by the male and even the other female. She has been taking refuge behind the heater. This morning, I noticed that her tail fin was badly bitten and so I immediately removed her to a quarantine tank, to which I added some melafix and stress coat to aid recovery. She doesn't seem to be holding. Was that the right thing to do? Can someone suggest some treatment for her? And will it be safe to introduce her back into the main tank after she's recovered? Will it be helpful to buy another female or two to curb the aggression? Thanks, satyen || I have a 55 gallon tank with 1 male and 2 female yellow labidochromis || caeruleus. For the past few days, one of the females has been getting [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] || after she's recovered? Will it be helpful to buy another female or || two to curb the aggression? a few suggestions... 1. more females, to spread the harassment around. 2. more dither fish (you didn't mention, so you may already have them) such as rainbows, bigger bodied fish, something to break up the chase at times 3. more similar bodied, sized fish, to, as they call, "controlled overcrowding" which is what malawis are actually used to... good luck. | RedForeman ©® fabricator and creator of the ratbike streetfighter!!! | ========================== [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] | RedForeman@gmail.com for any questions you may have.... | www.gmail.com > a few suggestions... > 1. more females, to spread the harassment around. > 2. more dither fish (you didn't mention, so you may already have them) such > as rainbows, bigger bodied fish, something to break up the chase at times > 3. more similar bodied, sized fish, to, as they call, "controlled > overcrowding" which is what malawis are actually used to... Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will get a couple more females. Also, now I suspect that the damage to the fins may not be due to aggression, but because of some disease like fin rot. There is a lot of red coloration at the base of the fins and the fins seems to be shrinking. I am planning to use a salt bath as an anti-bacterial remedy, as recommended by a book on fish diseases I have. satyen |
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