help with a mean mbuna

[bigdee]

i have one that chasing everything around..but he goes around one and starts shaking really fast.. is that like a taunt or something

 

[mike dunagan]

trying to be dominate what else do u have?

 

[bigdee]

hes chases all fish but pick one one exclusive

 

[mike dunagan]

again what are all the fish in the tank, tank size, the chaser, the chased.... amount of hiding spots, size of fish... Need a little more info to really be able to help...

 

[bigdee]

well i have about 8 rocks the has holes thru them its a 72 bow chipkoa.blue peacock(female),1 kennyi, 1 duboisi something called ice blue,2 lace cats and 3 small plecos.the chaser is a mix

 

[mike dunagan]

with the mix u have I see this being as an on going problem

 

[headbanger_jib]

ok what do you mean the chaser is a mix
with kenyi's and is it the red top ice blue mbuna you are talking when you say ice blue even these guys are pretty aggressive towards other fish

 

[bigdee]

what should i do with what i have right now.. and is there anything i can do to prevent it??

 

[toehead11183]

i used to have that problem until my wife bought the great equalizer! if you dont have a great equalizer of your own, add lots of stacked rock. I have also found that overstocking african cichlids decreases aggression. my 150 has 30 africanses, 3 plecos and an eel. Also keep them well fed. I had a problem last week where i lost a big portion of my beneficial bacteria for unknown reasons so i could not feed the for a while. 3 got eaten.

 

[bigdee]

yea i've lost 3 fish over the last month..so you think its best too over stock??