Extremely Aggressive Green Terror Situation

[CichlidScotty]

I have a Green Terror that's about 6-7" and has the tendancy of attacking my Jack Dempsey & he's 2-3" bigger. My Terror attacks other species in my tank, but has the tendency of attacking my Jack Dempsey the most.

My tank has lots of open space & severaval hiding places, but I still can't figure out why my Green Terror has been attacking my Jack Dempsey so much.

And wat I'm wondering is, if anyone else knows bout this type of situation involving a Green Terror attacking other species in the tank.

 

[hamfist]

If he's taken a real dislike to the JD, then it looks like you are going to have to decide which of those two fish to keep.
Another option is to possibly keep the GT in a different tank for a week or two and then re-introduce him to the JD's tank. Might work, but then might not.

 

[Sab_Fan]

after about a year of co-existing, my JD took to beating on my GT . . . you can ride it out for only so long, but once they start feuding, it may be a matter of time.

most likely you will eventually have to choose between the two

 

[Piranha101]

It could be that the gt just beats them out of fear I had a green terror in a 180 gallon bt itself untill it jumped out

 

[Anubisscott]

How large is this tank? some dithers and rearranging might help. If this doesn't stop you might have to move the GT if he is the problem. You could also throw in a Midas or RD his size and I am sure he will not be a problem, lol joking.

 

[CichlidScotty]

How large is this tank? some dithers and rearranging might help. If this doesn't stop you might have to move the GT if he is the problem. You could also throw in a Midas or RD his size and I am sure he will not be a problem, lol joking.

My Tank is a 180gallon & the dimensions are: 72" Long, 18" Depth & 31.5" Height.

 

[adithya1992]

some dithers might help and rearranging the tank might also do the trick

 

[CichlidScotty]

some dithers might help and rearranging the tank might also do the trick

What do u mean by dithers??

 

[Pyramid_Party]

He looks like he has plenty of dithers in the tank already.

 

[CichlidScotty]

Well the other species in my tank with my Green Terror & Jack Dempsey are my Tiger Oscar, 11 Goldfish, Cigar Shark, Albino Tin-Foil Barb & 2 Common Plecos

My Green Terror has attacked most of the other species a few times, the only 2 types he's never attacked are either of my Plecos or my Cigar Shark, he rarely goes near my Cigar Shark