Bullying Male

[julia298]

Does anybody know if this would work...

Only male guppy in tank for ages, now has new guppy friends, only he's not being very friendly. He's attacking the 2 new males. Would putting the bully in another tank for a bit and replacing him in main tank settle his aggressiveness?

If it is worth a try, how long would he need to be 'away from home' for?

 

[WILDER]

Is he nipping there fins there sorting the pecking order out, it might settle down, fingers crossed.

 

[julia298]

Is he nipping there fins there sorting the pecking order out, it might settle down, fingers crossed.

He seems to be nipping everywhere. He follows them constantly. They had a stressful 2 weeks in hospital tank already. Dont think they will last long if he keeps attacking them.

 

[WILDER]

Right, i think you will have to rehome the two new guppys, or rehome him, sorry.

 

[julia298]

Right, i think you will have to rehome the two new guppys, or rehome him, sorry.

Right, Ive taken him out for now and put him in quarantine tank till I can find homes for 2 new ones. Do you think theres any point trying to put him back in after a few days? was hoping he'd think he was in a new place and would be more friendly???

 

[Durbkat]

Do you have any females in the tank with him?

 

[WILDER]

I've tryed that with platys and it didn't make the slightest bit of difference, soon as they hit the tank back to there normal bullying ways, sorry.

 

[julia298]

Do you have any females in the tank with him?

In the main tank 2 new males and 3 females (did have more females but they died). 1 guppy male in q.tank for now. The females werent in the main tank when he was bullying themthough.

 

[Durbkat]

Well the ratio should be 1 male for every 3 females. So get about 9 more females so you can follow the ratio.

 

[WILDER]

Then you will be overun with fry.

 

[julia298]

Do you think theres any point trying to put him back in after a few days?

Any chacn

 

[WILDER]

There is no harm in trying, but i wouldn't get your hopes up to much, good luck.

 

[julia298]

Was planning on sorting ratio out when new fish introduced to main tank. But now bullying problem.

Do you think theres any point trying to put him back in after a few days?

Any chance he'd be more friendly? Wouldn't he think "Aw, this is a ncie place, Ive never been here before, Id better be nice to my new neighbours"

 

[Durbkat]

Nope doesn't work. I used to have 2 blue gourmies in my long 20g to cycle it and the bigger one was attacking the smaller one so I took it out for a week into another tank and then put him back in the long 20g and he started attacking the smaller one again so I thought he needed more fish to spread aggression so I added 2 long finned black tetras then he bullied the tetras and the other gourmie then the smaller gourmie died from stress and the bully died from ick.

 

[julia298]

oh, thats not good.

Looking for new home tomorow then.

Thanks!