So I'm considering moving around fish between my tank but as they are both cichlid tanks there are many potential problems. At the moment I'm considering moving my 2.5-3" GT into my 55 with my 3-4" JD, EBJD and paratilopia bleekeri. (Yes I know full grown they will need a bigger tank and have one planned for the next year or so.)
The reason for this potential move has several reasons. 1) the theory that aggressive fish do better together when introduced younger. 2) I feel like I'm in a not so sweet spot of too many fish for everyone to have their own territory but too few to have the territory not matter. To this idea I've seen tank with far more fish per gallon than I would have personally done but are fine because the aggression is spread out (or that's how it was explained at the time.)
So my current plan if I do move the GT is to bag all the fish, redecorate the tank, and then rerelease the fish starting with the GT. I'm worried because of size this might not be enough so I was looking into dither. Walking through my LFS I saw rose line Sharks (and other names they are known by). Though they are more expensive how do y'all think they would act as "dither". They seem fast, school and are very nice looking.
In conclusion while all advice is welcome I'd prefer to avoid the "you need to move the paratilopia NOW!" I've heard it, it's fine now, and I'm constantly keeping an eye on it with a back up plan if and when he does need to be move. ^.^ Thanks in advance for your advice!
The reason for this potential move has several reasons. 1) the theory that aggressive fish do better together when introduced younger. 2) I feel like I'm in a not so sweet spot of too many fish for everyone to have their own territory but too few to have the territory not matter. To this idea I've seen tank with far more fish per gallon than I would have personally done but are fine because the aggression is spread out (or that's how it was explained at the time.)
So my current plan if I do move the GT is to bag all the fish, redecorate the tank, and then rerelease the fish starting with the GT. I'm worried because of size this might not be enough so I was looking into dither. Walking through my LFS I saw rose line Sharks (and other names they are known by). Though they are more expensive how do y'all think they would act as "dither". They seem fast, school and are very nice looking.
In conclusion while all advice is welcome I'd prefer to avoid the "you need to move the paratilopia NOW!" I've heard it, it's fine now, and I'm constantly keeping an eye on it with a back up plan if and when he does need to be move. ^.^ Thanks in advance for your advice!
