Lot of aggression in RTM tank

[chrisjtomo]

I have 8 red tiger mota in a 125gal tank. I got them all as fry in September so they’re all a few inches now with the largest one being around 4-5 inches. I’m only planning on keeping a pair after the largest male finds his mate. I wish to sell off the rest but I’m concerned that they won’t make it. I put 6 danios in there last month and they all were killed and eaten in a few hours.

Any tips?

 

[tlindsey]

I have 8 red tiger mota in a 125gal tank. I got them all as fry in September so they’re all a few inches now with the largest one being around 4-5 inches. I’m only planning on keeping a pair after the largest male finds his mate. I wish to sell off the rest but I’m concerned that they won’t make it. I put 6 danios in there last month and they all were killed and eaten in a few hours.

Any tips?

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[dan518]

Put as much cover in as you can fit, even if its just pvc pipes just cram it in there, you can do a nice scape once you have a pair.

 

[isde02]

Agreed, put in as much cover as possible also try to watch for your dominant male now. Remove any other males or divide because with more than one male you will always have more aggression. Males are bad enough on females, but male on male aggression is just brutal ime.

 

[chrisjtomo]

Thanks will do