Help, Bullying Going On!

[tom_os]

im looking after my mates tank and i realised today that his male guppy is getting bullied and chased around the tank by 2 zebra danieos. i dont kno what to do as i dont what his fish dead from when he returns!

anything i can do?

thanks

 

[Truck]

well, hes got danios with guppies, danios should not be kept with anything with long fins, could you put the guppy in your tank?

 

[tom_os]

yeah i think he wil at least till he comes back.

however i dont really want more guppys beacsue that means 2 males to 1 female. is there anything i could do?

 

[Truck]

has he got a breeder net? how longs he gone for? have you got a divider?

 

[tom_os]

hes gone for a few days over new year.

he has not breeding net or divider, if i told him to get one would the fish gradually get used to each other and then can he take the net away or will the net constantly be in place?

 

[Truck]

the net would be a tempory thing, i suggest he gets rid of the guppy or you take it off him. do you have a divider or a peice of perspex that would fit either your tank or his?

 

[tom_os]

no i dont.
i have told him about it, he shoould be ok overnight he has a hiding spot where no one bothers him but i will tell my mate to try and get rid of him or somthing

ah well
thanks

 

[Truck]

you got any plants, dump them in his tank even rocks to create hiding places

 

[tom_os]

yeah i wacked in a few rocks and bogwood

 

[Truck]

good, create a cave if poss

 

[tom_os]

ok
so all he can really do is try and get rid of it or put it in a breeding net and see if it helps

 

[Truck]

or, he can buy more guppys to spread the aggresion becaus eyou cant keep a fish in a fry net

 

[tom_os]

ok thanks

you kno anything about red gills?, could you read my other post

 

[Truck]

could be flukes

 

[tom_os]

what does that mean