So i Introduced a 6 inch kelberi from shark aquarium yesterday and everything was fine in my 150gal with two 8 inch tarpon and 1 7inch orino (slightly aggressive). the tank is heavily wooded with greenery to hide and allow for territories to be set up even though the tank could be alot larger and will need to be in about 6 to 10 months. Anyways, the the second day, today i noticed aggression from the orino and making the kelberi hide in the back corner at the top. the orino managed to skin his forehead (serves him right) sometime while i wasnt watching but the kelberi had not moved all day from the top corner. when i turn the night time blue like on the tank they are alot more active and they both swim together but the orino makes sudden attacks.
to make this long story short, they are both showing obvious signs of stress and are also showing early aggression which is usual for cichla but.......should i invest in another kelberi to even the agression out because i want my fish healthy and not allowing others to eat with the tarpon being monsters as it is.
SO:
A) should i wait the aggression out and hope feeding isnt a problem.
B) introduce another kelberi into the tank of 6 or 7 inches.
C) move the kelberi to a 75gal until he gets larger
whats your opinion fellow cichla bros?
to make this long story short, they are both showing obvious signs of stress and are also showing early aggression which is usual for cichla but.......should i invest in another kelberi to even the agression out because i want my fish healthy and not allowing others to eat with the tarpon being monsters as it is.
SO:
A) should i wait the aggression out and hope feeding isnt a problem.
B) introduce another kelberi into the tank of 6 or 7 inches.
C) move the kelberi to a 75gal until he gets larger
whats your opinion fellow cichla bros?
