I've got a 75g mixed african cichlid tank, with peacocks, haps, and mbuna... Lately I've been having an aggression/bullying issue from one of my peacocks (which I didn't expect).
The bully is probably about 4", either Eureka Red or Red Shoulder (coloration still in limbo it seems)
The main target is a 3.5" Dragon Blood peacock. It spends most of its time in the upper right corner of the tank next to the wavemaker...
I keep adding rock every time I drive up to the decent LFS, thinking changing the scape will confuse the bully. There are caves, rock to break up line of sight, and still this continues...
Any ideas short of removing fish? I don't have a QT tank right now, and i'd rather not get rid of either of those two, as they're two of my best looking fish...
I expected bullying to come from the Venustus, or mbunas, or bumble bee cichlid, not the peacock...
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The bully is probably about 4", either Eureka Red or Red Shoulder (coloration still in limbo it seems)
The main target is a 3.5" Dragon Blood peacock. It spends most of its time in the upper right corner of the tank next to the wavemaker...
I keep adding rock every time I drive up to the decent LFS, thinking changing the scape will confuse the bully. There are caves, rock to break up line of sight, and still this continues...
Any ideas short of removing fish? I don't have a QT tank right now, and i'd rather not get rid of either of those two, as they're two of my best looking fish...
I expected bullying to come from the Venustus, or mbunas, or bumble bee cichlid, not the peacock...
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