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Posted	Cichlids fighting
05-11-2006 14:38 by scott_91	hi i am having a problem in my tank my chocolate cichlid is half the size of my female steindachneri but constantly chases it away if she goes neer him and last night i seen him having a fight with the male steindachneri (again double the choclates size) but they both came out of it with missisng fins is there anyting i can do to stop the chocolate stop fighting/chasing? would introducing a female choclate help?
05-11-2006 14:46 by Bogwoodbruce	I don't know, but it sounds like you should remove the chocolate.
05-11-2006 16:42 by scott_91	the only problem is id rather move him as a last resort because he has great character and is a nice looking fish (when not being evil)
05-11-2006 18:02 by telboy	i had a pair of choccies the male turned and killed the female then a large red head then tried to kill the oscars,if you add a fenale + ya lucky they may pair off but then it would make the choccie male even more mental
05-11-2006 18:17 by scott_91	i bought after reading an article in pfk they said there peaceful!:o
05-11-2006 18:23 by heros hero	what size tank are they in? Given enough room they are pretty relaxed. You,re looking at a thick bodied 10" fish so if there isn't enough room they can cause the other fish quite a bit of damage.
05-11-2006 18:40 by scott_91	hes about 2 and a half inches and hes in a 32 inch tank
05-11-2006 19:10 by heros hero	my two are 9" and 7" and were only a prob in my heros tank.In with oscar, terror, dempsey and pearsi now and they have been real cool. It would seem that if they can throw their weight around, then they become a nuisance. Introduce a fish capable of putting the temporale in its place or get shot of it fella
05-11-2006 19:20 by scott_91	i dont want to get rid of it yet so what could put it in its place
05-11-2006 20:44 by scott_91	would some sort of severum put him in his place?
05-11-2006 23:23 by heros hero	terror,nic,jd,jag,salvini,con.Trouble is,you're looking at another aggro fish that'll cause your geos yet more trouble.My experience,they really do need to be with tougher fish than geos
06-11-2006 11:59 by PaddyD	Which species of chocolate do you have? Hellebruni or temporalis or coryphanades (spelling?) I would be loathe to introduce more fish. Really because you are only postponing the problem as all the species you are looking at would need their own territory. I would move the chocolate as the tank is less than 3 foot as you will always have issues - both of these fish will tolerate small territories - but they dont like to share. The other options would be to divide the tank, or try to separate the territories - I often use a big rock or piece of bogwood across the tank (front to back) as this help to clearly define territories and can help to reduce the agression.

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