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reddragon343
04-13-2006, 8:33 AM
HEY...i've noticed that my RTG has been picking fights with my dorado.....u guys think it'll blow over?
probably not.
my dat and aro have spats all the time its all down to how bad they go for it as my aro and dat never do any real damage
reddragon343
04-13-2006, 9:34 AM
thks man.....do two always fight...escpecially when feeding time draws near
sam_cj
04-13-2006, 10:57 AM
occasional fighting of both fish will occur due to their territorial instinct. as long none of them will be seriously injured, you may still let them stay and share the tank else you may consider separating them.
I'd have a divider handy just in case it doesn't and they start damaging each other.
FishHeadSoup
04-13-2006, 1:22 PM
what kind of aro? ausie?
rumblesushi
04-13-2006, 1:30 PM
fishhead - read the post... "RTG" ;)
FishHeadSoup
04-13-2006, 1:41 PM
fishhead - read the post... "RTG" ;)
ic now....sorry :(
DrBranDo
04-13-2006, 2:32 PM
aro fighting with other fishes is always usual.
as long as they have place to hide. should be ok.
RTG is the most aggressive of the asian aro species!
that being said, their not near as bad as a jardini..
I think its normal for aro to fight with tiger, If you see one of them getting beat up a lot more then the other, you may want to add hiding space for tiger, or even seperate them.
I also think rtg's get less agressive with age.
Opiate
04-13-2006, 8:24 PM
mines starting to nip all his tank mates.... :(
I'd have a divider handy just in case it doesn't and they start damaging each other.
i use this method too. when my rtgs starts to fight with each other and do a lot of damage.
rumblesushi
04-14-2006, 10:28 AM
mines starting to nip all his tank mates.... :(
Told you man. It'll start off with some casual nipping when fish get in it's way, then soon enough you'll wake up to find a fish completely bludgeoned, with half it's scales and flesh missing.
reddragon343
04-14-2006, 11:31 AM
a divider wont do much gd.....i am usin an out door pond
DrBranDo
04-14-2006, 1:51 PM
what might help is to keep the RTG full all the time.
maybe pick fight because hungry.
just a suggestion.
a divider wont do much gd.....i am usin an out door pond
meiling
04-14-2006, 6:29 PM
my aro either eats them or loves them. There's no in between, if some other fish is aggressive chomp chomp bye bye. Yet the goofball has a pet guppy for 3 mos now. ????
In my experience, once fighting starts, cooler heads never prevail. Someone always dies.
reddragon343
04-14-2006, 10:33 PM
hmm......at least the dorado is swift.....sigh.....hope they get over it