African Knife Fish VS Banded Leporinus

[Ravenfish]

I have a 65gal angled front tank that has been working as a community tank for about 6 months about 2 months ago i added a brown African knife fish to the works and about 2 weeks ago I added 2 tinfoil barbs and a Banded Leporinus well it seems like the Leporinus and the Knife fish(whom i have named Khan....seemed appropriate name for him ) seem to be haveing some scuffles the knife fish has a few sores on his right side there are 3 logs in the tank and a good bit of vegetation i am not sure what to do i don't want the Leporinus to kill the knife fish he is one of the few i have ever seen come out but I don't want khan to kill the Leporinus he was exceptionally hard to find. Any ideas on what to do to the tank to minimize the fighting?

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

you might want to unfortunately move the leporinus to a bigger tank away from the others, as it will continue to be very aggressive and eventually too big for the tank.

 

[kdrun76]

You are mixing African and South American fish. Troubles is what you should expect.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

You are mixing African and South American fish. Troubles is what you should expect.

that is quite a generalization and isn't necessarily accurate. plenty of people mix new world cichlid for example, with polypterus

 

[kdrun76]

that is quite a generalization and isn't necessarily accurate. plenty of people mix new world cichlid for example, with polypterus

True enough, and I have a pleco in a tank with a tilapia. You are right it was too general of a statement. I do think it applies to this situation though.

 

[12 Volt Man]

the leporinus will continue to pick on the knife. they have teeth and can do damage over time.. especially watch the eyeballs- they can disappear if you know what I mean.. you are probably going to have to move him.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

True enough, and I have a pleco in a tank with a tilapia. You are right it was too general of a statement. I do think it applies to this situation though.

leporinus can be a PITA, but they can be a PITA to other south american species too, it has little to do with their being from different continents

 

[syddakyd]

You are mixing African and South American fish. Troubles is what you should expect.

lmao, try again