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LEE_WILMOT_706  Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 201 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jun-2004   | I was wondering, why fish such as Red tailed balck sharks and rainbow sharks and fish that do not toloerate their own kind, are always in tanks together gettin on fine at LFS's. E.g. I was picking up some supplies the other day and I saw a whole tank of Red Tailed Black sharks gettin on fine. So why donn't they in home aquariums. ?!?  :%) |
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Babelfish          Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | Reason I was given is that they're too stressed in a LFS environment to take the time to fight with each other.  I've never been quite satisfied by that response however .^_^ [hr width='40%'] It only hurts when I breathe"  |
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| hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004   | Because there are SOOOOOO many in there- the aggression is evened out among them, and there isnt room for any to establish a territory,and they are there for such a short time, and the tanks are overstocked. |
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| MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003  | Same rule as for cichlids I do believe, in the LFS they have nothing to mark territories by, and the increased movement of so many in smaller tanks there for their aggressive tendencies are less.  A few things i've heard....... |
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| victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | It is because they have no place to have their territory since there are millions in the tank. There was 3 RTBS in the tank at my LFS, and they were fighting, when they wernt fighting a week ago with around 25 in the tank. |
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| zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004 | Many fish stores put sedatives in the aquarium water after the arrival of a fish that causes them be all but unresponsive for a time after their arrival. Also if you were scared to death would you be concerned with anyone else. |
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Fallout  Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | They're young, and overcrowded. |
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| angiewny Big Fish Posts: 430 Kudos: 446 Votes: 47 Registered: 18-May-2003 | Yes, I thought it was for a variety of reasons...many already mentioned here. Young (not yet mature enough to show territoral preference), stress, transport shock, unfamilar surroundings, overcrowding, etc. I feel sorry for so many of them as the majority I've seen are kept in inappropriate conditions.  |
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