Cherry barbs attacking each other, one is dead another is hurt.

[enfiskejer]

I bought 5 cherry barbs yesterday, one ended up having 1 extremely nipped fins and I woke up this morning and she was dead. Now there is another one that is getting bullied. I have a 110L tank and I just planted some live plants as well as finished fishless cycling (I am aware of the mistake I made with plants and fishless cycling thanks to the help on this forum )
Another is getting attacked by one of the cherries again and its entire top fin is mangled completely as well as its tail fin. It's separating itself from the group as well as wouldn't eat anything.
Is there anything I could do to help before the weekend?
I thought these fish were peaceful, maybe they are stressed or is it a one off?

 

[betta4ever!]

Are all of them fighting with each other, or is it just one that is attacking to the rest? If only one of them is causing the problem, I'd seperate it and return it to the pet store.

 

[enfiskejer]

Are all of them fighting with each other, or is it just one that is attacking to the rest? If only one of them is causing the problem, I'd seperate it and return it to the pet store.

The problem is this is my first tank and I don't have anywhere to separate the one that's attacking. Thanks for the help!
Do you think the problem will be solved if I add more so there is 6?

 

[DoubleDutch]

Very weird behaviour for cherry barbs

 

[Deleted member 149562]

Stupid question but are you certain they are Cherries since they are normally very laid back and rarely if ever create havoc with anyone

Can you post a photo of the aquarium with close up of the injured fish please?

 

[enfiskejer]

Stupid question but are you certain they are Cherries since they are normally very laid back and rarely if ever create havoc with anyone

Can you post a photo of the aquarium with close up of the injured fish please?

Thats what I thought, I'll post a photo tomorrow because it is evening here. She's currently hiding in a rock cave, I just compared them to some pictures I searched up and they look exactly like them. I'm pretty sure if not 100% sure they are cherries.
This is a stressful couple of days.

 

[connorlindeman]

Thats what I thought, I'll post a photo tomorrow because it is evening here. She's currently hiding in a rock cave, I just compared them to some pictures I searched up and they look exactly like them. I'm pretty sure if not 100% sure they are cherries.
This is a stressful couple of days.

do you know if they are males or females?

 

[enfiskejer]

do you know if they are males or females?

I thought it would be easy to tell the difference but I was wrong. Two of them look like they could be either male or female but I think the one that's bullying is a male. The one being bullied is a female.

 

[connorlindeman]

I thought it would be easy to tell the difference but I was wrong. Two of them look like they could be either male or female but I think the one that's bullying is a male. The one being bullied is a female.

males will be a bright red. I dont think its possible to mistake a male for a female.

female:

male:

 

[enfiskejer]

males will be a bright red. I dont think its possible to mistake a male for a female.

female:

male:

When I get home I'll post some pictures

 

[itiwhetu]

Picture of the whole tank as well, please

 

[enfiskejer]

Picture of the whole tank as well, please

Yep, working on that now

 

[enfiskejer]

Here are the photos (I hope they are good enough to help)
The first picture, that fish is going to die soon. This morning she was ok, now she is barely alive and has lost all of her colour

 

[Deleted member 149562]

The one thing that could be helping aggression is the planting is still very young and quite sparce so is not offering sufficient hiding and "snuggling" places...when I say snuggling I mean allowing a fish to bury itself in the greenery and feel safe, secure and invisible to any fish that it has fallen out with or wants a break from. Hiding behind hardscape still leaves the fish vulnerable and visible, if that makes sense, whereas plants (real or not) give fish a chance to effectively vanish from sight when needed

Hardscape is fine, no real need to increase that....so no issue there imho but sight blocking with planting should be increased if possible

 

[enfiskejer]

The one thing that could be helping aggression is the planting is still very young and quite sparce so is not offering sufficient hiding and "snuggling" places...when I say snuggling I mean allowing a fish to bury itself in the greenery and feel safe, secure and invisible to any fish that it has fallen out with or wants a break from. Hiding behind hardscape still leaves the fish vulnerable and visible, if that makes sense, whereas plants (real or not) give fish a chance to effectively vanish from sight when needed

Hardscape is fine, no real need to increase that....so no issue there imho but sight blocking with planting should be increased if possible

Yeah that was my plan, but things don't seem to be going to plan at the moment-
I'm going to a pet shop to try and find a breeder box to temporarily put the bully in while I figure out what to do next.