Help!!!!

[Michael101]

My two senegals are fighting they are biting at eachothers tails and by the loks of it tearing off tiny pices what must i do!!! i have no other tanks to put them in!

 

[beblondie]

put a divider into the tank seperating the combatants-Anne

 

[Michael101]

thanks beblondie and what would be the long term solution?

 

[beblondie]

how big are they and how bigs the tank?

 

[Michael101]

they are both around 11cm and the tank is a 30g

 

[killerfish]

feed them more or add some fast moveing bottem dwellers more hideing spots couldn't hurt if that doesn't help get a tank divider

the long term solution would be another tank

 

[moonchild1970]

I'm going through that myself right now with my three Sens.

Yeah they need a bigger tank with alot more hiding spots. I thought i heard somewhere that they need around 30 gallons each. Don't quote me on that though.

But hiding spots very important. I added some new ones and when fighting heats up I rearrange. It does help calm things down.

 

[Michael101]

thanks all for the help, i will definately try get more hides, but my friend might take one of the bichirs off my hands.

 

[Cohazard]

I've found that less hiding spots are better for avoiding aggression. I also like the way it gives them more open swimming space.

Instead of multiple hides, I prefer either using plants to break up their sight of the front of the tank (they think they're hiding) or if I do use hardscape, I use larger pieces of driftwood, so that it is used as a community hide, and with all the bichirs together, they seem to keep their cool.

 

[moonchild1970]

Good luck. I finally had to give my little troublemaker away. But on the bright side, I was able to trade him in for a Delhz!! And now they all get along great!