Guppy Gone Mad

[andyg81]

Been watching my tank for the past hour and one guppy has been constantly attacking all my other fish ... I've taken him out the tank and have him in a bowl at the minute I don't want to kill him but have no where to put it for the night and have no cycled hospital tank that's up and running

My other guppys have very little tails left cause this one keeps attacking them ((

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Maybe a larger container like a rubbermaid storage container?

 

[ninjacheesefish]

Are all the guppies that you have male? It could be he's terratorial, try rearranging the tank with no fish in it, it could help to break up their territories. May help.

 

[zain611]

Do you have any female guppies? You can get about 1 or 2 to preoccupy the male as they will be showing off to them. They may get pregnant but im sure they'll get eaten by fish if you dont put it in a breading tank. i think my female guppy is pregnant as it has a large stomach and has a black spot undernife it

 

[andyg81]

3 females 2 males is what we have I've put it back in the tank overnight and will see what I can do tomorrow once lfs is open to get a small heater for my hospital tank just in case I have to take it out again ... Either that or give it away !!

 

[BlueDragon]

I'd say maybe it's 'cause you don't have enough females for your two males to comfortably share. Sounds like you have a particulaly dominant male who maybe is getting worked up that he can't keep the females in check and is worried about the other males 'taking' them from him. I'd maybe get another two or three females, that way there's enough to go around : )

 

[ninjacheesefish]

Get more females. Male guppies are such pimps.