Need Some Advice On Agressive Female Cockatoo Cichlid

[Loops]

We have in our bigger tank...

Corydoras(Sterbai, Panda & Peppered), ottos, and Ember Tetra's. Some cherry and amano shrimp.

We recently added a pair of Cockatoo Cichlids, male and female. They were fine to start with and were getting on great with the cories but today i have noticed the female has become very agressive toward the cories and actually hunts them down to attack them. The male keeps himself to himself.

I understand they can become agressive when breeding and her colour has changed to a tinge of yellow which i have read its a sign that she is ready to breed?

Anyone else had this problem? I love my cories and can't stand to see them being bullied

Cheers

 

[bagu]

We have in our bigger tank...

Corydoras(Sterbai, Panda & Peppered), ottos, and Ember Tetra's. Some cherry and amano shrimp.

We recently added a pair of Cockatoo Cichlids, male and female. They were fine to start with and were getting on great with the cories but today i have noticed the female has become very agressive toward the cories and actually hunts them down to attack them. The male keeps himself to himself.

I understand they can become agressive when breeding and her colour has changed to a tinge of yellow which i have read its a sign that she is ready to breed?

Anyone else had this problem? I love my cories and can't stand to see them being bullied

Cheers

hmm she might have laid eggs

but there isn't mush you can do can you separate her?

 

[Smoothy]

Don't think she has laid eggs, I can't see any anywhere

I have no way of seperating her either

If it continues is it ok to just keep 1 male on it's own should I need to rehome her? ... he's so chilled out and doesn't bother anyone

(I'm Loops' b/f by the way)

 

[saz326]

you could try re-arranging the tank.

These cichlids like to have a hidy-hole to hide in and lay their eggs. She may have found one that she likes but the cories keep getting too close so shes trying to see them off.

Move some stuff around to disturb whet she thinks of as her territory. Make sure she has a cave in the corner of the tank or at the far side. She will then establish a new territory and hopefully should stick more to her own region.

..the females bark is worse than their bite.

 

[bagu]

very true! rearrange the tank! worked for me when i had an aggressive german blue ram

you could rehome her if you like =]