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Vince

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I have a 125 with four 2 Inch Siniperca, and one 2inch Barramundi. In the tank is also a 3inch Crappie. I am seeing aggresion from the Crappie towards the others, especially the Barramundi. Anyone had this mix before?
 
That seems like a hard mix to come by. I have had Barramundi at 2" which get picked upon but that was by some American Cichlids which were a little bigger. The only thing i coul do was to separate them.
If i were you, i would maybe add either more fish (not necessarily te same species as you already have) and if you do not have "loads" of cover then that would be the next step.
Do you have many hiding places in the tank?
It just seems really wierd you have this aggression in the tank since it is 125 gallon.
More Barramundi may fix it though! (since the 4 Siniperca arent being botered much)
 
There are about 5 nice pieces of driftwood in there. The Baramundi stands up to anyone who tries to bother him, but it's the crappie that seems very dominant in that tank. He holds the area where the food is dropped. The Sinipercas are also there but in the background. The Baramundi cruises the entire tank. There is also a 2" D. Microlepsis in there, two 2" Synodontis Petricola, and one 3" P. Retropinnis. I might have to take out the Petrikolas, and the retropinnis because the other guys in there grows fast, and will eat those two. I am trying to sell my Black Rhom so I can use that 60 gallon tank he is by his lonesome. Or, I could just put him in one section in my propagation tank. Make a 5" red devil his neighbor. Hmmm...
 
Yeah hmmmmm i dunno what to do :confused:
I think the crappie should go with the red devil lol,
nah really :( im stumped! oh well, whatever you decide to do it "should" work out fine in the end....it should :D
Yeah sorry i couldnt help any more, good luck :woot:
 
Capo said:
Yeah hmmmmm i dunno what to do :confused:
I think the crappie should go with the red devil lol,
nah really :( im stumped! oh well, whatever you decide to do it "should" work out fine in the end....it should :D
Yeah sorry i couldnt help any more, good luck :woot:
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Oooops. I placed the crappie with the red devil, and got beat up badly!!! So right now he is with the guppies, and eating all of them. Seems like the crappie can't live with any cichlids. Most of his scales are off. Wish I have small mouth bass, and a large mouth bass. Those Siniperca and Baramundi almost looks like them.
 
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