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kdrun76;3766853; said:
It seems the GT is gone? That sentence worries me. Where did it go?

no he not dead actually doesn't show any signs of abuse just being chased around.. It just seems like taking him
back to the pet store would be a safer bet for him. Maybe I wasnt being realistic trying to house a FH with another fish. So is it safe to say GT just grow slower than most cichlids and it's not a error in what I'm doing??
 
we would have to know what your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels to answer that accurately, but yes normally GTs grow slower than Os and FH, Os n FHs are very fast growing cichlids while GTs only have medium growth (something like internal parasites could also affect growth)
 
I doubt if it's the water cause the FH & Os are growing quick and seem to be perfect.. Plus I take weekly samples to petsmart and they say everything is fine... So it's either parasites or GT grow a lot slower than thought..
 
GT is being bullied into not eating very much most likely. The stress alone would slow his/her growth down.

The ones I've had were very laid back, and never made the cut when housed with anything even semi aggressive.
 
You said you heard it could work, but already you have seen that in three short months its already not working. Once you remove the GT the FH will turn its aggression on the oscar and most likely kill it. If I were you I would get the FH a new tank and see if the O and the GT work together without the FH.
 
Believe it or not the Oscar does most of the chasing and seems to be growing slightly faster than the FH... Think i'll have to take GT out and just see how the other to do before I decide
 
I do believe it, but the most aggressive fish is not always the most dominant. Take the GT out and watch what happens. Yes GTs grow slow, a simple search would have yielded that answer to you. Good Luck.
 
Well point me to a site that tell me the growth rate cause I've been all over google before posting here
 
This seems like a non-realisic qustion to ask, but, Is there a thing such as mad fish? Can some one help me? i had two pictus catfish in a 10 gallon tank with a 3" red oscar and a 2" common pleco. My smallest pictus just died. it was acting like he had a broken back and would just swim around in a circle ALL DAY! i found him dead in the plants in my tank. what happened? And now my biggest pictus is doing the same thing.
 
dawsonkid;3767403; said:
This seems like a non-realisic qustion to ask, but, Is there a thing such as mad fish? Can some one help me? i had two pictus catfish in a 10 gallon tank with a 3" red oscar and a 2" common pleco. My smallest pictus just died. it was acting like he had a broken back and would just swim around in a circle ALL DAY! i found him dead in the plants in my tank. what happened? And now my biggest pictus is doing the same thing.

No, your fish (most likely) have been poisoned (ammonia) and will die one by one.
 
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