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Ok, As my HUGE tank project is still in the works :roll: I gave up on jumbos because they were slimming and dying one by one in their 4 foot 80 and 9 gallon enclosures. All the while however My dwarf cyp (Blue Flash and Utinta) Colonies were doing fine for years in identical setups.
Now, however I've noticed 3 of my 12 female Blue Flash slimming (None of the Utintas slimming yet :thumb: ) and I can't tell why.
Water parameters are tested weekly (I like playing with my tanks ok! :lol: ) and are fine. Heat is good, no new changes and , as a matter of fact, this tank, an 80 gallon bowfront 4' long, just got off a 2 week run of Metrodiazanole and Praziquantel (Delivered in their food).
I treat a course of antibiotics every time I add new fish which have already been quarantined or, inthis case, just adding young females from growout... Anyway
Over the last 3 months a new dominant male (Oh, my ratio is 3 males to 12 females) has emerged, a yellow tailed, very pretty, VERY aggressive male. He is a true blue flash but I have never seen a tyrant like this, My jumbos weren't even close to this aggressive.
He only allows one other male to color up, even with 12 females! And he violently pursues females so that now all of them are restricted to the left third of the tank!
I never see it but the other colored up male, a blue tail, has lips which seem frayed or whitened from fighting slightly. I have never seen a lip-locking cyp fight!?
Anyway was just curious as to wether anyone has dealt with an evil male dwarf cyp before? I hate to move him because I'd have to break the tank down AGAIN, but i'll have to if I, through observation and the forum advice, determine that he is harassing the females to death.
He tries spawning and shakes aggressively etc. but is too overzealous in his pursuit from what I can see and even egg ready females will swim away before they get in the mood as it were. Consequently, I have had no carrying females from that group for almost 3 months.
TIA
Now, however I've noticed 3 of my 12 female Blue Flash slimming (None of the Utintas slimming yet :thumb: ) and I can't tell why.
Water parameters are tested weekly (I like playing with my tanks ok! :lol: ) and are fine. Heat is good, no new changes and , as a matter of fact, this tank, an 80 gallon bowfront 4' long, just got off a 2 week run of Metrodiazanole and Praziquantel (Delivered in their food).
I treat a course of antibiotics every time I add new fish which have already been quarantined or, inthis case, just adding young females from growout... Anyway
Over the last 3 months a new dominant male (Oh, my ratio is 3 males to 12 females) has emerged, a yellow tailed, very pretty, VERY aggressive male. He is a true blue flash but I have never seen a tyrant like this, My jumbos weren't even close to this aggressive.
He only allows one other male to color up, even with 12 females! And he violently pursues females so that now all of them are restricted to the left third of the tank!
I never see it but the other colored up male, a blue tail, has lips which seem frayed or whitened from fighting slightly. I have never seen a lip-locking cyp fight!?
Anyway was just curious as to wether anyone has dealt with an evil male dwarf cyp before? I hate to move him because I'd have to break the tank down AGAIN, but i'll have to if I, through observation and the forum advice, determine that he is harassing the females to death.
He tries spawning and shakes aggressively etc. but is too overzealous in his pursuit from what I can see and even egg ready females will swim away before they get in the mood as it were. Consequently, I have had no carrying females from that group for almost 3 months.
TIA