How long will they fight?
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I would suggest some dither fish. This will cut back on some of the aggression but being that they have similar markings, the fighting will not cease completely. They both are territorial fish. I introduced a new JD into my oscar tank which already had a female JD and the new Male dominated within a day. The tank was up and running for about a year before introducing.
They do look gorgeous together in the pic, like a family portrait. Couldn't have asked for a better photo if I had tried. The 8 foot tank that I will be getting will have my 2 current oscars and most likely a couple more oscars in it. I currently have an albino O and a red O. Would love a tiger one.
They are getting on like a house on fire =)
Haven't left each others side since. Thank u very muchly. Will be giving them a good clean out today and re arrange their tank for them, remove some of the rocks so they have a bit more room. Have not yet got my GT in there so will do that once done a complete tank clean etc. Will keep u posted.
But I am so happy. Love her. I have named her Coraline =)
Haven't left each others side since. Thank u very muchly. Will be giving them a good clean out today and re arrange their tank for them, remove some of the rocks so they have a bit more room. Have not yet got my GT in there so will do that once done a complete tank clean etc. Will keep u posted.
But I am so happy. Love her. I have named her Coraline =)
Is it normal for her to pick on him? He seems such a wuss bag. Good thing I have got some melaifx on the way, he has got a few little nips out of him. She isn't that much of a hornbag surely
i just keep salt on hand for my brusiers. add some salt instead of treating with meds. no taking out carbon or nothing just add some salt and it helps alot. adds to thier slime coat kills infections and just works great. plus it's cheap.
Am I understanding right you only have the 2 cichlids in the tank now? If so you may want to add another 1 or 2 mild (ie firemouth,oscar or another member of current species) cichlids to disperse the aggression. If you do but don't have a solo cichlid by now then start looking for babies soon. the only choice of results of the actions you're seeing are either death soon as 1 quits, they just keep having a stalemate,or breeding takes place. Don't risk death add a few hide spots.
I read all the time about ppl adding salt, I have always been way to scared to do such a thing. So can someone please tell me how much salt to add and what type? Do I just use normal rock sea salt?
Looking at then this morning it looks as tho it isn't going to end in death. My male is looking a little second hand but not too bad, his tail is a little scruffy but he doesn't seem to have many scales missing. They are both just hiding in different spots amongst the plents at the moment.
LOL I always thoguht it was the male that done the overpowering. Even when it came to breeding
Looking at then this morning it looks as tho it isn't going to end in death. My male is looking a little second hand but not too bad, his tail is a little scruffy but he doesn't seem to have many scales missing. They are both just hiding in different spots amongst the plents at the moment.
LOL I always thoguht it was the male that done the overpowering. Even when it came to breeding
Best salt (or most salt I see ppl saying) is proper aquarium sea salt, otherwise things like sea salt rock salt etc should be fine, basically pure salt is what your after, no anti-clumping agent as this is sometimes cyanide (ok for us in small amounts not for fish), amounts can never remember sorry, google or someone else here should know.
I put the GT if you havn't allready (and yes JD's can be wuss's LOL, cichlids are fish of their own personality)
KW
I put the GT if you havn't allready (and yes JD's can be wuss's LOL, cichlids are fish of their own personality)
KW
