HI, im a fourteen year old first year cichlid owner with a 50 gallon acrylic tank. *** done my research and my fish should be compatable... i have 1 red zebra, 1 yellow lab, 1 red peacock, 1 bumblebee [ I had 2 but my yellow lab got offended and killed the male as he was getting his adult colers], 1 male kenyi and 2 female kenyi, plus theres 3 jack dempsy's wich were survivers from an ick infestation that killed my brothers tank. all fish are about two inches with the red zebra and yellow lab being the largest and most domanent of the tank.
my problem is that one of my dempsy's and bolth of my recently perchesed fish [ the red peacock and male kenyi ] are being bullied by the other fish in the tank to the point ware they choose to stay hidden behind my plants wich are located in the corners of the tank or they stay floating up on at the surface near the wall. i have the tempature down and the tank is covered with a sheet to prevent any bullying but i dont know how to help my poor fish... any help you can give would be much loved by me and my beautifull fish... Oh and i have my tank overfiltered and theres plenty of caves and cracks for them to hide in but so far i havent seen them make an attempt to use the caves...
my problem is that one of my dempsy's and bolth of my recently perchesed fish [ the red peacock and male kenyi ] are being bullied by the other fish in the tank to the point ware they choose to stay hidden behind my plants wich are located in the corners of the tank or they stay floating up on at the surface near the wall. i have the tempature down and the tank is covered with a sheet to prevent any bullying but i dont know how to help my poor fish... any help you can give would be much loved by me and my beautifull fish... Oh and i have my tank overfiltered and theres plenty of caves and cracks for them to hide in but so far i havent seen them make an attempt to use the caves...