Fatal Dilemma
- Thread starter SalviniCichlidFan
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There are peaceful types like lethrinops and less aggressive types like placidochromis, but i hear ya
Yeah, my African cichlids act like to gangsters. The one that died was the boss of the Peacock cichlids, but after he was beat up, his second-in-command (who used to be loyal to him) started beating up the former boss even more to ensure that he'll become the new boss. Now that the former boss died, the fish in my 75 have begun an all out turf war to reset the hierarchy. I guess this is why Finwin calls her 225 "goon city."
Most of my experience was with the meaner mbunas (auratus, zebra, etc.). Maybe one day I’ll try some of the less aggressive ones.
Yeah I scape things around every time I do a water change.
I do have a time-out tank but I only used it once for my Demasoni cichlid. Though, I don't know if fish have the psychological capability to learn why I put him into the time-out tank. Anyways, the funny thing is I reintroduced my Demasoni back into the 75 just now from the time out tank. I expected him to return to his hyperactive state, but I noticed that this time he was the one being pushed around.
I think peacocks are a good African cichlid to start with. Their aggression is usually in the form of chasing and minor fin-nipping, since they don't have the physical brute force and teeth that mbuna and Central American cichlids have. They're also much less aggressive than mbuna from my experience. (Btw, I don't think my peacock was killed by another peacock - I think he was killed by one of the larger mbunas or Central Americans in the tank).
It’s less about the fish learning than it is giving the subordinate fish a better chance to settle in.
