tankmates for a mean fish

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Loves severums

Loves severums

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ok so right now i have a 55gal. And this is what i have in there now
1 EBJD
1 pike
1 SalviniXfiremouth
1 red head severum

now the SalviniXfiremouth doesn't like the new severum ever time she see him she has to attack him. i was wondering if i got rid of the severum and got a small gt beacuse when i had my 4" male severum he would let her know who boss should i keep the severum and if thing get worst get rid of it? i just want something that will let her know who boss.
 
Loves severums;4050621; said:
ok so right now i have a 55gal. And this is what i have in there now
1 EBJD
1 pike
1 SalviniXfiremouth
1 red head severum

now the SalviniXfiremouth doesn't like the new severum ever time she see him she has to attack him. i was wondering if i got rid of the severum and got a small gt beacuse when i had my 4" male severum he would let her know who boss should i keep the severum and if thing get worst get rid of it? i just want something that will let her know who boss.
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Most people would say your tank is overstocked I think. If not not, definitely when your fish get bigger. The reason you are seeing the aggression is because you are squeezing a lot of fish into a small tank.
 
I agree with therevolution. Try a 125 gallons and up. GL
 
ok they are 3-4" and i would upgrade but i don't have the room right now.
 
I don't think your aggression is due to overstocking. Maybe the sal x fm is just overly aggressive and it's asserting itself now. I hate needing to find a regulator of some sort. Is the sal x fm a problem with the others if you don't have the sev? If not then leave the tank be without a severum. I agree with others a upgrade should happen, but further down the road. What kind of pike do you have? There is a lot of variation in temperment and size amoungst the pikes.
 
depending on the species of pike, if you consiser that the salxfm is aggressive, you have too much aggressive fish, you might look into removing the hybrid...adding something else to boss it around is not a good idea
 
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