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baracuda
03-06-2007, 3:48 PM
Hey today i added another widebar to my tank and the widebar i had before keeps chasing it around :( so wat should i do....i have nowhere else to put it so is there any way these guys will live in peace??
Gr8KarmaSF
03-06-2007, 3:50 PM
Try re-arranging the tank decor and breaking up the lines of sight. You didnt mention any other tank mates or not so you could also add some dither fish perhaps. Otherwise give the fish to me! lol
baracuda
03-06-2007, 3:53 PM
Try re-arranging the tank decor and breaking up the lines of sight. You didnt mention any other tank mates or not so you could also add some dither fish perhaps. Otherwise give the fish to me! lol
dam bro lol the tank is bare.....there are some orinos and a silver aro in there...i really wanna keep the fish tho...
eman b115
03-06-2007, 3:54 PM
honestly at one point I ended up with 2 because I lost one of the 3 I orignally had; during the time that there were only 2 in the tank the larger one started to beat on the smaller one to the point where I had to move the smaller one out and put him in another tank until I was able to get a 3rd. Some say that they have had no problems with 2 dats and if there was any aggression it would eventually die down, Well that was not the case with my dats. Just keep an eye out
AquataHolic420
03-06-2007, 3:57 PM
How big are these guys???
A divider is a good idea for now until you get another tank...or ship it to me!
baracuda
03-06-2007, 4:07 PM
the one that was in there b4 is about 5 inches and the new one is about 4 inches...
AquataHolic420
03-06-2007, 4:18 PM
Thats sick, i want a 3-4" Widebar, but i dont think thats happening anytime soon unless i move to Cali.
baracuda
03-06-2007, 4:27 PM
Thats sick, i want a 3-4" Widebar, but i dont think thats happening anytime soon unless i move to Cali.
haha yes it is....but if it comes to it :(, if they just cant get along ill consider shipping it...
baracuda
03-06-2007, 4:39 PM
should i add some decor to block the big dats view? like thick plants?
AquataHolic420
03-06-2007, 4:48 PM
Hell yea, get a piece of drift wood... some tall Amazon Swords.
baracuda
03-06-2007, 4:53 PM
Hell yea, get a piece of drift wood... some tall Amazon Swords.
yea ill probly do that but ima have to add gravel to plant the swords...dont know about driftwood tho cuz last time the water turned all yellow...and i like bare tank cuz its easier to clean lol...but if it'll ease aggression then why not?
AquataHolic420
03-06-2007, 4:56 PM
yea ill probly do that but ima have to add gravel to plant the swords...dont know about driftwood tho cuz last time the water turned all yellow...and i like bare tank cuz its easier to clean lol...but if it'll ease aggression then why not?
My wood doesnt change my water to a tea color... you need some extra filtration and good wood. Make sure you get barkless wood and spray ti with a hose before using it. also boiling wood helps minimize the coloration of water. you dont necessarily need gravel(VERY DIRTY) to plant the swords... if you want you could just attach plants to the driftwood.
I made some caves out of slate in my tank, with a piece of driftwood, and there is a tube in the tank made out of glass, that was for my Glass knifefish, but my Thinbar took over the glass tube... its unreal seeing him in there.
baracuda
03-06-2007, 5:02 PM
My wood doesnt change my water to a tea color... you need some extra filtration and good wood. Make sure you get barkless wood and spray ti with a hose before using it. also boiling wood helps minimize the coloration of water. you dont necessarily need gravel(VERY DIRTY) to plant the swords... if you want you could just attach plants to the driftwood.
I made some caves out of slate in my tank, with a piece of driftwood, and there is a tube in the tank made out of glass, that was for my Glass knifefish, but my Thinbar took over the glass tube... its unreal seeing him in there.
Wow thanks bro!!! didnt know that... guess thats wat ill do then..how do i know if the wood is good? lol.
AquataHolic420
03-06-2007, 5:13 PM
Wow thanks bro!!! didnt know that... guess thats wat ill do then..how do i know if the wood is good? lol.
No bark, not dirty... I really dont know what else to say... i didnt get my wood at a store or online, i went out hiked up and down a river for about 10 miles on a few seperate days, and i saved myself about 150$ and got 3 really nice pieces.
The pieces i got were on a sandy beach on my river, and they were sunbleached white. 2 of the pieces floated for about 2 months,but they eventually sank and look awesome. I just got a new Camera, ill take some pics soon.
baracuda
03-06-2007, 5:20 PM
No bark, not dirty... I really dont know what else to say... i didnt get my wood at a store or online, i went out hiked up and down a river for about 10 miles on a few seperate days, and i saved myself about 150$ and got 3 really nice pieces.
The pieces i got were on a sandy beach on my river, and they were sunbleached white. 2 of the pieces floated for about 2 months,but they eventually sank and look awesome. I just got a new Camera, ill take some pics soon.
thats awsome bro!!
baracuda
03-07-2007, 2:19 AM
They seem to have settled down now...probly fighting to see whos the dominant one lol....yay there getting along now...the little one got beat up tho, tail is kinda messed up but no more fighting..:)
soulFish
03-07-2007, 2:26 AM
I have two in my 90, they are peacful, but the 8"er rules teh roost and the 4"er hides all the time
baracuda
03-07-2007, 2:28 AM
yea seems that way with mine....the bigger one is the boss of the tank right now..it punks my orinos and even my jags lol...
T1KARMANN
03-07-2007, 10:29 AM
I have two in my 90, they are peacful, but the 8"er rules teh roost and the 4"er hides all the time
the reason you are not having any problems is due to the big size diffrence the larger tiger feels no thret fro the smaller one and the smaller one nos theirs no point in messing with the larger one
if you only have 2 tigers that are near the same size you will always have troble
the best way to make a tiger com work with tigers of the same size i buy 5 or more even then you will have 1 alpha who rules the tank
you will always have some agression with a tiger com most times you will just get fin nips and its not normal for 1 tiger to kill another if you dont like the fighting just keep one tiger per tank
baracuda
03-07-2007, 4:56 PM
the reason you are not having any problems is due to the big size diffrence the larger tiger feels no thret fro the smaller one and the smaller one nos theirs no point in messing with the larger one
if you only have 2 tigers that are near the same size you will always have troble
the best way to make a tiger com work with tigers of the same size i buy 5 or more even then you will have 1 alpha who rules the tank
you will always have some agression with a tiger com most times you will just get fin nips and its not normal for 1 tiger to kill another if you dont like the fighting just keep one tiger per tank
thanks for the info bro...i do plan on getting some more in the future for sure these fish are awsome...they are not really fighting anymore so i think its cool now.