Unhealthy green terror
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my female again got nipped. how should i know who is the bully here.they become peaceful when i come around.
Try turning tank lights off and sitting some distance from the tank during the day, or room lights off and again sitting away from the tank at night. You'd need to give them time to start ignoring you and going about their business. If you have two parrots and two jewel fish, one of these may be pairing up and causing trouble. Or you could simply have a single troublemaker. Some jewel fish are troublemakers, I've seen them attack much larger fish, they can make a mess of another fish quick if they want to.
Which type of parrot cichlid? the man made fish-- see link, or the natural species, Hoplarchus psittacus-- see link
How to know if GT are courting-- 'courting' is what people call the ritual in which they pair up and prepare to spawn-- for GTs it's similar to a lot of other cichlids. To start with both fish generally pick and focus on a sport in the tank, where they'll hang out together. They may do some housekeeping, clearing debris away from the site, etc. Aside from that they focus on each other with behaviors that can include: repeated head shaking, one or both turn their sides to the other and flare fins or gills, circling, tail slapping, wrestling matches with their lips locked.
Some of this can resemble fighting but it's more ritual than actual fight, at least in GTs, the intent is to size each other up, not injure, one doesn't chase the other all over the tank, etc. --except in some cases where one wants to breed and the other isn't ready or interested.
Which type of parrot cichlid? the man made fish-- see link, or the natural species, Hoplarchus psittacus-- see link
How to know if GT are courting-- 'courting' is what people call the ritual in which they pair up and prepare to spawn-- for GTs it's similar to a lot of other cichlids. To start with both fish generally pick and focus on a sport in the tank, where they'll hang out together. They may do some housekeeping, clearing debris away from the site, etc. Aside from that they focus on each other with behaviors that can include: repeated head shaking, one or both turn their sides to the other and flare fins or gills, circling, tail slapping, wrestling matches with their lips locked.
Some of this can resemble fighting but it's more ritual than actual fight, at least in GTs, the intent is to size each other up, not injure, one doesn't chase the other all over the tank, etc. --except in some cases where one wants to breed and the other isn't ready or interested.
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Thanks,I saw that my big man made parrot and my male red jewel are pairing up and bullying everyone that comes on their path. I took both of them in the box for a time out i am noticing a big stringy poop from my parrot is it normal??.how to make them less aggressive cuz i cannot exchange them.
stingy poo happens from stress. So by putting in a box for a time, you are stressing it out.
but if i put him in out of the box he will destroy all of them in the night. i will get him out of the box in morning.
As long as it’s not down to the bone the fins usually grow back the color Is up in the air , I’ve had smaller fish like yourself where they color came back fully over time and sometimes it doesn’t that’s what I’ve experienced personally hope this helps. Question what size tank are you keeping the breeding pair in ? And what are there tankmates thanks #flawlessfishtanks
Thanks.the aquarium is a 125 gallon tank with 2 man made parrots 2 red jewels and 1 green female terror.
