Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: jake135 on December 12, 2021, 04:33:21 PM
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Looking for a little advice here as my 135 gallon Malawi Peacock/Hap tank has exploded into a brawl that I haven’t been able to control. 3 fish in hospital tank with wounds behind their Gill plates healing. But fish that remain are still going at it. Usually it’s one guy and I can remove him to restore peace, but this seems to be from all sides. Any experts out there have some ideas?
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Break up sight lines in the tank using rocks and fake plants. Allow plenty of hiding spots. If the tank is open, the fish fight for the entire territory.
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Appreciate the response, feel like I’ve got a lot of structure already, but probably have room to go more vertical to break up sight lines further
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could be a fight for the females
you breeding or just a display tank?
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Just display tank, shouldn’t be a female issue. I took all the fish out did a massive restructuring and water change and put them back in and it seems to have helped just enough to avoid catastrophic injuries . Still have some torn fins but it’s better than it was