I've had a beautiful male Whitetail Shiner for about two weeks now. He is the largest fish in the tank, just a bit bigger than my Saffron Shiner. The problem is that he chases the other shiners in the tank. He calms down at night, but he chases others during the day. He doesn't seem to be nipping but I'm afraid that the stress will start hurting the well being of the other fish. Does anybody know what can be done to help this issue? I don't want to get rid of him, but I can't risk him hurting the other fish. Any tips would be great.
Dealing with Aggression
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, Jun 24 2009 07:22 AM
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 08:10 PM
I've never kept C. galactura but I assumed all non-barbeled Cyprinella behaved as you described. Not much you can do aside from giving them lots of room and make sure they are not the largest fish in the tank.
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 10:41 PM
It usually helps if you have at least a few, then they tend to chase each other the majority of the time. But just their constant movement can make other fish uncomfortable.
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Posted 26 June 2009 - 10:49 AM
What size tank? filtration? Often I have had good luck with stocking a few more individuals to disperse the aggression a bit. You obviously have to be careful to maintain frequent water changes if this results in overstocking a tank a bit. This one of the oldest African Cichlid tricks in the book.
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