Hi,i want to ask,can you guys give me some advice for adding and mixing new fish with old ones?because i have a pretty BA indo dat,even though he is still 22 cm long,he's tough enough to take an 40 cm aro and 30 cm aro.any tips so my dats can accept new tankmate,because my aro and gar already gone.thanks
are there any mixing tips?
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Depends on size of tank. If the tank is too small(in the fish's opinion) then there is nothing you can do. A tank too small becomes the aggressor's entire territory and aggression will not be solved.
I usually like to feed before I introduce, or during depending on species. A full belly and the food distraction can help with immediate aggression.
The best thing to do is to re-scape the tank. If you rearrange everything, the tank becomes new and old established territories dissapear. It can lead to a fight over a cave or paticular section, but you shouldn't have a vicious fight resulting from the indo protecting what he had already.
Another technique that I have used in certain tanks is stress. When my redbreast became dominant and over-aggressive, I threw him in a 5 gallon bucket. After 24 hours, the fish was stressed and a new sunny became dominant. Upon reintroduction, aggression was scattered, minor and not from the original problem fish. However, I think this will only work in certain tank set-ups, and success like I had is rare and dependent on the personalities of the fish.
I would NOT try to stress your dat. But a tank re-design is probably your best chance to introduce new fish.
I usually like to feed before I introduce, or during depending on species. A full belly and the food distraction can help with immediate aggression.
The best thing to do is to re-scape the tank. If you rearrange everything, the tank becomes new and old established territories dissapear. It can lead to a fight over a cave or paticular section, but you shouldn't have a vicious fight resulting from the indo protecting what he had already.
Another technique that I have used in certain tanks is stress. When my redbreast became dominant and over-aggressive, I threw him in a 5 gallon bucket. After 24 hours, the fish was stressed and a new sunny became dominant. Upon reintroduction, aggression was scattered, minor and not from the original problem fish. However, I think this will only work in certain tank set-ups, and success like I had is rare and dependent on the personalities of the fish.
I would NOT try to stress your dat. But a tank re-design is probably your best chance to introduce new fish.
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k..thanks a lot for your advice
@krichardson : my aro jump from my tank because my dat suddenly charge from below.he hit the floor hard and then die soon after that.about the gar,i return him because he is getting nasty to his other tankmate
k..thanks a lot for your advice@krichardson : my aro jump from my tank because my dat suddenly charge from below.he hit the floor hard and then die soon after that.about the gar,i return him because he is getting nasty to his other tankmate