Firemouths Bullying

[Blue Ramirezi]

Hi guys, the other day I got two firemouths, 1 is deffinately a male but the other one.. well sometimes its neck is red sometimes it isnt. anyway the one that might be a female began bullying the male and so i moved the male to my ram tank. the tank i was keeping them in was tiny but i need a sollution for the mean time
Please, Im very desperate to find a sollution.

 

[KittyKat]

What size is the tank you were trying to put them into and what sort of décor does it have?

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

I will admit it is very small, (46x30x23) cm w h b, it has three plants ( the firemouths are juvinials) 2 pieces of bogwood. i might be able to post a pic

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

Here are pics 1st tank is the tank with the bulllied firemouth

how do you post images

 

[KittyKat]

At the bottom of the "full editor", there is a box you can use to upload photos, but the reason why the firemouths are fighting is clear: the tank is by far too small for them. You will need to get a much bigger tank immediately, or take them back to the shop, as it is cruel to keep them in one which is *that* small (unless the fish are under 1" in length and it is a temporary measure, only for a few days).

I recommend one which is at least 120*30*30 cm, but bigger is always better.

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

Lol it is A: only temporary as im getting a 300 l and B: they are under 1"_ they are juvi's

 

[KittyKat]

I think you'll just have to keep them separated until the new tank. If the 300 litre is a decent length, can you get 3m 3f and let them pair up, then take the others back to the LFS?

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

sounds good btw whats an LFS

 

[KittyKat]

Local fish shop/store

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

well iv just established I have a m and a f but I'm not too sure as when there 2gether they flare up

 

[KittyKat]

Of course they would, one doesn't have anywhere to get away from another!

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

so u think its a male and a female

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

only prob is.. now the firemouth is getting very aggressive and i think the rams are gonna lay eggs very very soon

 

[KittyKat]

so u think its a male and a female

No… I think they will try to kill each other until they have a much larger tank.

only prob is.. now the firemouth is getting very aggressive and i think the rams are gonna lay eggs very very soon

Rams and firemouths… please find the firemouth somewhere else to go, divide the spare tank if you have to.

I do have one question: why did you buy the firemouths, which are known to be very aggressive, before you had a tank for them?

 

[Blue Ramirezi]

I didnt actually want to but my dad was arguing they wud go well with bolivrams ( I knew they wudnt) we argued untill my dad just bought them then they attacked the bolivs and each other