Bullying. Normal?

[fish_are_friends]

The smallest of my GSPs is starting to bully the larger two. Is this normal/ Should I be concerned about him? Or the others?



Please keep in mind that I am NOT willing to give my boys up. And I will be moving them to a larger tank in a few days. I am going to start filling that tank tonight and getting it ready for them to move in...

 

[kevinfleming21]

it should calm down when they have a bigger tank, but puffers always have a pecking order.

 

[fish_are_friends]

Ok thank you. I just thought it odd that he being the smallest would be able to bully the other two larger boys around..

 

[Pufferpunk]

Be sure you add a TON of decor in the new tank & be sure you break up the lines of sight with lots of taller plants.

 

[fish_are_friends]

Will a bubble wall be helpful?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Puffers love playing in bubble wall, so at minimum, it'll give them something to do.

Here's an example of my 55g tank with 2 adults in there:

 

[fish_are_friends]

I have a lot of decor to put in there. I was just worried that it would begin to get crowded if I put too much... Here is the tank they are in now

And here is my freshwater tank that I am upgrading after I upgrade the puffers tank

 

[borgey]

In my opinion even in that 46 gallon tank there still will be a lot of bullying.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I agree.