Shai Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I picked up five ruby greens (2m/3f) the other night and introduced them to my 55g community tank. The dominant male has taken a rather strong dislike to my dominant female German Blue Ram (and vice versa). Sheba (the GBR) is the smaller fish, but she's stubborn and doesn't realize yet she's lost the argument, even though her tail is shredded and she's had a bite taken out of her face. : ( I have another smaller female GBR too and the male ruby doesn't like her much either but hasn't been able to catch her yet. It's only been a couple of days, so I'm wondering if they just still need some time to settle down or if I should be proactive and take the GBRs out now? I'd be particularly pissed if these females ended up dead. If I should take them out, anybody got a 20g long they'd care to sell or trade to me? : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbruun Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I would take them out now. Did you rearange the tank before you added the new fish? Eliminate the territories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I would also take them out now. :shifty: I hate watching fish duke it out, especially when you know who's going to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I would remove the female ram to a hospital tank. Ruby greens aren't really the best choice to be mixing into a community tank. They are aggressive africans and as you have found out will most likely beat on their tankmates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandi Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 No 20 gallon tank to help you out...but sure would take that bad boy and his group off your hands :hey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 The male is only pestering the rams (and the other male ruby), who are all pestering him back. This tank has always had its fair share of aggression--everyone in it is bossy and they all get in each other's faces from time to time. That's nothing new for me. Never having kept these fish before, I just want to know if the male is likely to settle down and just get into the occasional squabbles like everyone else does. I did consult with Patrick about my current stock before getting the ruby greens; this wasn't an out of the blue purchase. Right now the male is also very intent on coaxing his females into the little love nest he's claimed, and so far none of them are terribly interested, which adds to his frustration. I have a spare 33g I was going to turn into a betta barracks but if this horny bugger stays horny I'll make the 33g into a GBR haven instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Today the dominant male is much calmer, seemingly for no reason. He's guarding his love nest and only pestering fish who come too close, which I would naturally expect. Only change is that last night I did some minor pruning. Of course, this is also after I went through the trouble to set up the 33g again. I might still move the rams (and possibly the sub ruby male) anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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