You can zip tie the divider to the top brace in the middle of the tank to secure it better (if your tank has a center brace).
I've about had it with these fish
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Not a bad idea I do have a center brace an a load of zip ties
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It's your fault for not putting the divider in well enough. Any time a fish in my tanks maul or kill another fish, it's my fault, not the fish's.
Here's a tip - I assume you're using egg crate. Buy some 1" PVC for like $2.00. Cut a strip lengthwise down the PVC that you can stick the egg crate into, and drill a couple holes in the PVC that you can stick some suction cups in. Add suction cups and install.
I am using egg crate I am going to use zip ties and secure it to the center brace
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It's the fish's natural behavior to do what he's doing. Blaming the fish is not the thing to do. Some fish get along...and some don't...it a personality thing.
In case you are not familiar with spawning behavior...throwing any male & female together does not always result in a "breeding pair".
- Sometimes they fight...and will never breed.
- Sometimes they fight to "test" each other...to see if the mate is suitable to breed with.
- Sometimes the male will beat up on the female AFTER laying of eggs & the fry have hatched.
- Lip-locking can be misinterpreted. This can sometimes mean fighting...but it is actually also part of the mating process (can stimulate mating).
- Or they can pair up...and be a totally compatible happy couple!
So it's always possible that due to the natural behavior of the fish...almost anything can happen. But blaming the fish is the last thing to do.
I think you should start a thread and email a bunch of people blaming the vendor who sold you the fish...
Matt
Matt
Dividers must be really secure or they simply fall down as you have seen.
I zip tie horizontal pieces to the bottom, put perpendicular vertical pieces on the side, and weigh them down with heavy rocks. I also cut notches on top to jam into the upper frame. And as suggested , zip the top to the brace, and bacr with PVC for particularly strong fish.
I zip tie horizontal pieces to the bottom, put perpendicular vertical pieces on the side, and weigh them down with heavy rocks. I also cut notches on top to jam into the upper frame. And as suggested , zip the top to the brace, and bacr with PVC for particularly strong fish.
