Mbuna killing

fahaka30331

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I’m very new to mbuna but in my 55 gal tank of about 15 fish two have already been killed and it’s like a big blue one and a big yellow one that’s terrorizing the entire tank....they have plenty of hiding spaces what else can I do
 

fahaka30331

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Remove the aggressors. What fish do you have and what are their sexes?
Pretty new to this I know the two main culprit is one that’s all blue with a bulldog like face and a huge yellow one with all black top fin.with 15 fish I would think the aggression would be two spread out but I have woke up to two dead fish within 2 weeks
 

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Certain fish are too aggressive for a 55 gallon tank and having too many males and too few females can cause a fish to be really aggressive. They want to claim territory and breed.
 

fahaka30331

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Pretty new to this I know the two main culprit is one that’s all blue with a bulldog like face and a huge yellow one with all black top fin.with 15 fish I would think the aggression would be two spread out but I have woke up to two dead fish within 2 weeks
Certain fish are too aggressive for a 55 gallon tank and having too many males and too few females can cause a fish to be really aggressive. They want to claim territory and breed.
the blue one that’s terrorizing everyone has spots on its anal fin I think the yellow one does also
 

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Post individual pics of each fish so we can try to help you figure what they might be.
 
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