Ok so heres the story... In my 75gallon but soon to be 150g I have a 6" red tailed Payara, 5" Tarpon, 6"ATF, and a 8" Marbled Motoro. Besides the fact that the tank is a bit small for these growing fish, I am having a problem especially at night keeping the payara from attaching both the tarpon and the ATF but now that the ATF has some meat on him and has grown from 4" to 6" almost he fights back.
Until this point I have only seen the payara take scales off the two silversided tank mates on occasion but no major injuries or even blood.
Last night about an hour after feeding i turned the light on and the Payara had a gash or lacerations between his dorsal and tail fin. This wound is consistant with the wounds i would see my ATF inflict on others when i bought him from a species tank at Shark Aquarium.
Before moving them to the 150 that is almost ready to begin cycling, how do i solve this aggression issue because the tarpon is now being attached by both the ATF and the Payara and i feel it will only get worse with age and size.
Should I get another Tat so they can scoal like the ATF and tarpon used to to before aggression started? or will the move to a larger tank be all that i need?
Lastly I was hoping to keep my Azul Cichla in the 150 with the ray and the 3 i mentioned. Has anyone kept a Pbass with a ATF before?
Until this point I have only seen the payara take scales off the two silversided tank mates on occasion but no major injuries or even blood.
Last night about an hour after feeding i turned the light on and the Payara had a gash or lacerations between his dorsal and tail fin. This wound is consistant with the wounds i would see my ATF inflict on others when i bought him from a species tank at Shark Aquarium.
Before moving them to the 150 that is almost ready to begin cycling, how do i solve this aggression issue because the tarpon is now being attached by both the ATF and the Payara and i feel it will only get worse with age and size.
Should I get another Tat so they can scoal like the ATF and tarpon used to to before aggression started? or will the move to a larger tank be all that i need?
Lastly I was hoping to keep my Azul Cichla in the 150 with the ray and the 3 i mentioned. Has anyone kept a Pbass with a ATF before?
