What Should I Do With My Tropheus?

[australia]

hey im just wondering i have 2 male tropheus bemba reds and 3 females, now 1 of the males is beating up all his mates.
what should i do?

1. seperate 1 male from the tank?
2. leave them be.?

 

[australia]

btw i do know they do better in big groups, just cant access any atm!

 

[Ferris]

I would certainly seperate 1 male if you can - 2 males is not good unless you have a very large group. Hopefully doing that should calm the other male down.

 

[jumpman]

Like you say they should be in a bigger group. Even if you remove the other male the dominant one will probably still be rough on the females. Are they in the tank with all the other fish in your sig??

Add another 10 or more as soon as you can!

 

[australia]

Like you say they should be in a bigger group. Even if you remove the other male the dominant one will probably still be rough on the females. Are they in the tank with all the other fish in your sig??

Add another 10 or more as soon as you can!

iv taken the dominant male out, now the tank is so peacful

though will they breed as good?