today i leave town so if something needs to be done it needs to be done immediately and im not sure if ill get a response fast enough. i impulsively bought a fish yesterday to replace 2 geos and a green texas that were killed a couple weeks ago. the green terror is under 3 inches and was the lowest fish on the totem pole. my other fish are large and could care less about the green terror so i think he may have established too large of a territory. either way these fish have been sparring and locking lips. the macaw is bigger than the green terror and there are plenty of rocks to hide in. will this aggression likely go away over the next couple days as a winner is decided. should i go buy more hornwart or driftwood to create more barriers before i leave?
if this was another cichlid like a green texas or JD i wouldnt be concerned however i have no experience with these fish and i dont know if it’ll actually hold its own. my green terror has only ever been spooked by the other fish so im surprised hes being so confrontational. anyway if any of you think that something would have to be done before i leave. the macaw hasnt been acred of the green terror but the green terror does seem to win when they lock lips. i also want to add another fish which i know i shouldve done yesterday to spread aggression but i could maybe grab another macaw or another cichlid today to midigate the aggression if you guys think that would be the absolute answer. i dont really want another macaw and i think itd make my tank overstocked in the distant future but i know that it’d probably fix the social dynamic. my final piece of information is an employee at the store had to take this fish back (thats about 4 in) for bullying a fully grown bichir and the other macaws, so id think itd be able to stand up for itself pretty well which is why i got it.
if this was another cichlid like a green texas or JD i wouldnt be concerned however i have no experience with these fish and i dont know if it’ll actually hold its own. my green terror has only ever been spooked by the other fish so im surprised hes being so confrontational. anyway if any of you think that something would have to be done before i leave. the macaw hasnt been acred of the green terror but the green terror does seem to win when they lock lips. i also want to add another fish which i know i shouldve done yesterday to spread aggression but i could maybe grab another macaw or another cichlid today to midigate the aggression if you guys think that would be the absolute answer. i dont really want another macaw and i think itd make my tank overstocked in the distant future but i know that it’d probably fix the social dynamic. my final piece of information is an employee at the store had to take this fish back (thats about 4 in) for bullying a fully grown bichir and the other macaws, so id think itd be able to stand up for itself pretty well which is why i got it.