high activity tank stress for fahaka?

[fahaka30331]

i have a three inch fahaka with about 15 baby convicts they move alot and snatch food from him some. he really seem stress but i have seen him try to take bites out of a few of the convicts when they compete for food.. you think its best to keep him solo?

 

[Achilles1763]

As long as you are not to worried about the convicts going missing I wouldn’t worry. If he was that stressed he would kill them. As long as he is eating and swimming about the tank I would really not worry to much. I had mine from day 1 with other fish and he was in a similar situation but grew up through it.

 

[PYRU]

If its a big enough tank it will be ok, but if everyone is on top of each other its bad. That fahaka is going to be a lot more vulnerable for disease if stressed constantly right now. Convicts are tough as nails and pack a punch esp when the same size as something else.

I'm not 100%, but I think fahakas are wild caught. Which usually means parasites and deworming. So already weakened.

 

[Morticia]

Pyru is correct. Fahakas are wild caught and need to be dewormed. They are also vulnerable to disease. I started my guy off in a bare bottom tank to get the parasites under control.