rED O Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 every morning theres a dead mbuna that was eating buy the other fish. every morning theres a dead fish that got killed, why is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 every morning theres a dead mbuna that was eating buy the other fish. every morning theres a dead fish that got killed, why is this? uhh check your water. your nitrites are probably crazy high or your fish really dislike each other. what kind of chemicals do you use also? Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rED O Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 its to late to check my natrates, i will in the morning. chemicals? i use prime thats it 100 th post :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 its to late to check my natrates, i will in the morning. chemicals? i use prime thats it100 th post :thumbs: lol. yeah prime is good stuff, what kind of filters/ how big is tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 They can be very aggressive, do they have a lot of hiding places? It does sound like your water quality may be off, perhaps not enough filtration too. If their systems are weak , they can't hold their own very well , the stronger fish will pick on weaker ones. Check your nitrites and your nitrates. You'll likely have to do an 80% water change or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Need a little more info; tank size, filtration, species of fish, number of each species etc. Could be anything from aggression to poor water quality/not enough filtration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willfishguy Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 its to late to check my natrates, i will in the morning. chemicals? i use prime thats it100 th post :thumbs: It was mentioned to check your NitrItes (NO2) not your NitrAtes (NO3), they are related but it's the NO2 that is very dangerous at low lvls and will kill fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rED O Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 ph 8 nitrates 10 nitrites 0 amonina 0 my water is fine its a 125 gallon tank with some acies, yellow labs, red zebras, albino socalofi and other small mbunas. yes i know some are agressive and some are peacfull but the red zebras are dieing, its a 6 foot tank and its stuffed full of rock and hiding places. for filers i have 2 cascade 1200 thats lots of filters. any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 When did you get the fish and where did you buy them from? Have you witnessed any aggression? Do you have a dominant fish that might be going on killing sprees at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rED O Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 theres about 40 fish, i have got them fro every were, big als, camrose,st albert some local breeders, family pet store, there from every were. the agressive fish is the father of all my hybrids, hes my largesit fish, when i had him in a 55 gallon with 12 mbunas he killed 6 of them and binded one, but know there are 40 fish he dose not know who to pick on. when i got fish i got 6 or more at a time so there would not be that problum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 If it's one fish, take it out. Having too many rocks in one solid clump gives no boundaries for different territories; one fish may think the whole rock pile is his domain. Leaving sand/open spaces between rock piles (no more than 3 rock piles in a 6' tank), gives boundaries between territories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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