Robder
Fish Fanatic
Blimey my cichlids (beautiful though they are) are giving me a headache.
I had a nice vibe going on in the tank until today when I introduced two more large peacocks (bigger than the four others already in there).
I introduced them earlier today and they immediately hid. Quite normal I suspect.
However, I have a really nice aqua decor backdrop - which is likely creating the perfect storm for territorial behaviour (uh-oh).
They're now all leaping behind the backdrop at regular intervals and the newbies are being held hostage by a dragon blood half their size.
It's only a few hours after introducing them - so I wondering if I should let them settle in for a few days or act now?
Rather than take the backdrop out (it looks nice and was expensive), surely there's a way to use some kind of material to block the entrances? I can see where they're entering (top left and through a small hole top right).
What should I do? I'm a bit concerned as I'm going away for a week on Thurs and have someone coming in to feed them that won't want to bother with aquascaping and the like.
Thanks!
I had a nice vibe going on in the tank until today when I introduced two more large peacocks (bigger than the four others already in there).
I introduced them earlier today and they immediately hid. Quite normal I suspect.
However, I have a really nice aqua decor backdrop - which is likely creating the perfect storm for territorial behaviour (uh-oh).
They're now all leaping behind the backdrop at regular intervals and the newbies are being held hostage by a dragon blood half their size.
It's only a few hours after introducing them - so I wondering if I should let them settle in for a few days or act now?
Rather than take the backdrop out (it looks nice and was expensive), surely there's a way to use some kind of material to block the entrances? I can see where they're entering (top left and through a small hole top right).
What should I do? I'm a bit concerned as I'm going away for a week on Thurs and have someone coming in to feed them that won't want to bother with aquascaping and the like.
Thanks!