Drama..

[Lil g]

Hey guys I have an ob medium sized peacock and a medium size red zebra ciclid and a juvenile kenyi ciclid living in a mixed African ciclid tank and those 3 specifically are are fighting real bad... My red zebra is getting picked on by the ob peacock and kenyi at the same time... What should I do about this.? I'm afraid he might die.

 

[james99]

What size is the tank? Those 3 have a reputation of being pretty aggressive.

 

[Lil g]

It is a a 55 gallon. They were fine up until now =(

 

[james99]

The kenyi will probably ended too aggressive for a 55 gallon tank. Not knowing the whole stock list and if there's males and females in the tank, I'll take a guess and say they're probably getting to the age where their establishing a pecking order and trying to breed. You'll probably have to remove either the aggressor or the one being beat up.

 

[Lil g]

I have 3 ob peacocks 2 males... I blue jahani male.. 1 Bumblebee unsure of sex.. 1 aurantis unsure of sex... 2 kenyis 1 male, 1 female... 1 red zebra.. Male.. 2 yellow labs unsure sex.. Blue acei.male...1 malari island sunhine peacock.. Male... 1 albino ruby red peacock.. Male.. 1 ruby red peacock. Male. Clown loach.

 

[DJRansome]

I'd separate the mbuna and peacocks/haps in different tanks.

 

[Lil g]

What would that do?

 

[james99]

Your peacocks probably won't survive long with the mbuna you have. The bumblebee, kenyi, and auratus are probably the 3 most aggressive species, with the zebras not being far behind. Those species are much more suited for a larger tank.

 

[smokeythebair]

Bigger tank for that stock my opinion. I had a yellow lab that chased everything when he was in a 55g. When I put them all in a 125g the yellow lab was mellow

 

[Lil g]

Thanks so much for your help guys I'll take all this into consideration