When to worry about bullying?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
you could try doing a water change and rearrange the tank, you could also add decorations so each fish can claim a territory
 
I'm honestly beginning to believe that behind the filter is her territory. She always backs herself into a nook and hangs out until feeding time. They tend to tolerate her being around the bottom a little but after a few minutes they run her back to the top

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I have four fish now. I bought a big alpha dog and he calmed the non stop fighting down. He punked the jewel cichlid. Maybe some more decoration will help

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Jewels do not belong in this mix.. usually if you have all males things will be better.. give lots of hiding places.. but the reality is that africans are bully.. and it never really ends.. it may get quiet for awhile.. but then suddenly one decides he is bored and you find a battered fish..more fish usually bring less one on one bullying.. they get distracted and pic on everyone instead of one.. lol
 
The jewel is likely the meanest one there. He's just smaller than the new one so he can't compete. Nobody seems battered. They don't actually hit the orange one just chase. I think with more structures it might get better. There is a limited number of territories right now

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You can kind of see him on the right. He looks like a large bumble bee cichlid. Yellow striping. About six or seven inches

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