I have 125 gallon setup with mbunas. I added three juvenile Milawi eyebiters afterwards.
One of the Milawi eyebiters appears male with a blue sheen and has grown significantly larger than the other two. I do not see any mating behavior.
My issue is that the larger Milawi eyebiter is taking over 4 feet of the six foot aquarium.
All my mbunas and two smaller eyebiters are congregated in the last 2 ft to one end of the aquarium and won't dare cross over a certain line or the larger eyebiter swoops in and makes an aggressive turning action and beats them back.
I was under the impression that mbunas were more aggressive and tougher than the eyebiter? I read that the eye biter is supposed to be just semi aggressive?
Has anyone had experience with an aggressive eye bitter?
Is this out of character for their normal profile?
I do have cichlid Stones all over the tank and plastic plants breaking up lines of sight however it doesn't seem to be working.
I thought about rehoming the eye biter versus putting in a more aggressive fish to perhaps put him in his place?
I also considered removing him putting him into one of my other aquariums for a period of time and then trying to reintroduce him after a while.
Does anyone think that would work?
Thanks.
One of the Milawi eyebiters appears male with a blue sheen and has grown significantly larger than the other two. I do not see any mating behavior.
My issue is that the larger Milawi eyebiter is taking over 4 feet of the six foot aquarium.
All my mbunas and two smaller eyebiters are congregated in the last 2 ft to one end of the aquarium and won't dare cross over a certain line or the larger eyebiter swoops in and makes an aggressive turning action and beats them back.
I was under the impression that mbunas were more aggressive and tougher than the eyebiter? I read that the eye biter is supposed to be just semi aggressive?
Has anyone had experience with an aggressive eye bitter?
Is this out of character for their normal profile?
I do have cichlid Stones all over the tank and plastic plants breaking up lines of sight however it doesn't seem to be working.
I thought about rehoming the eye biter versus putting in a more aggressive fish to perhaps put him in his place?
I also considered removing him putting him into one of my other aquariums for a period of time and then trying to reintroduce him after a while.
Does anyone think that would work?
Thanks.
