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Posted by Jim Conklin on December 17, 2005, 11:46 am
Please log in for more thread options Thanks for the help. I'll move the peacocks!
>> Hi folks. I have a planted tank w/ hiding spaces containing about 12-15
>> tetras, a few otto cats,a pair of German blue rams and a pair of
>> Apistogramma cacatuoides. These bully my poor blue rams chasing them
>> away from the front of the tank. The rams have lost their nice color
>> since I added the peacocks. Anything I can do to stop the bullying?
>> They've taken over the front of the tank and won't let the rams near. Any
>> suggestions appreciated. Thanks!
>> JC
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> Peacocks are a type of open water fish from lake Malawi, but I presume
> your 'peacocks' are the cacatuoides. These apistos are not compatible
> with your Rams for the reasons you've encountered. You need another tank
> or to move someone out. Incidentally, apistos such as cacatuoides should
> be kept in harems (1M, 2 or 3F), so moving the rams out might only move
> you to another problem (an overly-harassed female cacatuoide). ymmv
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> 12-15 tetras, a few otto cats,a pair of German blue rams and a pair of
> Apistogramma cacatuoides. These bully my poor blue rams chasing them
> away from the front of the tank. The rams have lost their nice color
> since I added the peacocks. Anything I can do to stop the bullying?
> They've taken over the front of the tank and won't let the rams near.
> Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks!
> JC