HellishHybrid
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In my 10 gallon tank reside 4 glofish, 5 Sunburst Tetras and 2 Albino Corys.
My problem is thus: Recently some of my fish (Mainly the Glofish) have begun showing signs of agression that was not prevalent when I first got them. They have already (I suspect) killed one of thier own number (I used to have 5 and found one dead) and one of the Sunburst Tetras. Its really getting to be a problem, you see, as they began thier relationship very well, for the most part ignoring the others (Except for the Tetras, who tend to school together). But recently the Glofish have begun attacking each other, and it has led me to sequester the agressive ones, only to have another emerge as the aggressor! Oddly enough, the "Prison Tank" that I have set up is a tiny 1.5 gallon tank, and when I place 2 of them in there together, (Because one was the origional aggressor, and the second because it became a target of aggression.) they got along fine! But when one began acting aggressive recently, after a month of having removed the agressive Glofish, and the "Victim" Glofish into the small tank, I found one of my Tetras dead from obvious attacks. So I placed the 2 from the "Prison Tank" back into the main tank and removed the new aggressor to the smaller tank, the origional agressor began attacking the others again, and when removed to the "Prison Tank" he calmed right down again!
What the heck it going on in my tank? Is this some kind of battle for dominance that I will have no control over? Is this a fish "Race war" (all of the Glofish are different colors, but the fish store atendant told me this shouldnt be an issue.)? Are my fish simply doomed to kill each other again and again until I've lost them all (Even the Tetras are starting to agress towards each other now!). Or is it maybe something in the water (My test kit indicates that things are as they have always been!)?
My only logical solution I can come up with may be to remove all Glofish into the "Prison Tank" and hope for the best (Despite overburdening the ecology of the tank.) and I would rather find a way to keep most of the fish in the big tank (10 gallons) rather than having to move them around every so often.
Oh, and before you ask, the Corys are just fine, neither agressivg nor suffering from the attacks of the other fish.
My problem is thus: Recently some of my fish (Mainly the Glofish) have begun showing signs of agression that was not prevalent when I first got them. They have already (I suspect) killed one of thier own number (I used to have 5 and found one dead) and one of the Sunburst Tetras. Its really getting to be a problem, you see, as they began thier relationship very well, for the most part ignoring the others (Except for the Tetras, who tend to school together). But recently the Glofish have begun attacking each other, and it has led me to sequester the agressive ones, only to have another emerge as the aggressor! Oddly enough, the "Prison Tank" that I have set up is a tiny 1.5 gallon tank, and when I place 2 of them in there together, (Because one was the origional aggressor, and the second because it became a target of aggression.) they got along fine! But when one began acting aggressive recently, after a month of having removed the agressive Glofish, and the "Victim" Glofish into the small tank, I found one of my Tetras dead from obvious attacks. So I placed the 2 from the "Prison Tank" back into the main tank and removed the new aggressor to the smaller tank, the origional agressor began attacking the others again, and when removed to the "Prison Tank" he calmed right down again!
What the heck it going on in my tank? Is this some kind of battle for dominance that I will have no control over? Is this a fish "Race war" (all of the Glofish are different colors, but the fish store atendant told me this shouldnt be an issue.)? Are my fish simply doomed to kill each other again and again until I've lost them all (Even the Tetras are starting to agress towards each other now!). Or is it maybe something in the water (My test kit indicates that things are as they have always been!)?
My only logical solution I can come up with may be to remove all Glofish into the "Prison Tank" and hope for the best (Despite overburdening the ecology of the tank.) and I would rather find a way to keep most of the fish in the big tank (10 gallons) rather than having to move them around every so often.
Oh, and before you ask, the Corys are just fine, neither agressivg nor suffering from the attacks of the other fish.