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hi everyone,i recently moved 1 of my tanks(55 gal) to a new location,well the salvini had been in there as long as all his other tankmates,i basicly set the decore in the tank up the same way as it was b4,and now my salvini is like hiding in his cave and when 1 of his tankmates comes past he zooms out and gives them a nip,the bigger fish are fine its just the fish that are smaller than him or the same size,is this just because the tank was moved,and he is keeping his tankmates aware of the pecking order,the aggression is only mild,but i just was wondering why he is doing this,any ideas peoples......

ps,whoops can 1 of the moderators move this post,i just relized that its in the hospital instead of cichlid central

He may just be nervous because of the recent move. Hopefully the other fish will learn to stay away from his cave if you don't want to rearrange the tank.

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yeah i think i just paniced a bit,he has calmed down a bit now,but i think he may have the hots for my female convictlove could be in the air,my male convict wont be happy

How are things in the tank now?

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well it subsided,then it got a bit worsei think he is ready for his first girl,he is just getting big and colouring up real brightso i placed a order for a girl salvini today at my LFS,he is gunna call me when she arrives,its wierd its like has a problem with my gt (green terror),they have had quite a few stand offs over the last week or so,but the sal has sort off layed off the other tank mates,as i said its mostly with the gt now,if the salvini gets a bit ruff with the gt,his big girl(big blue acara,partner) comes rushing in to the rescue,its pretty cool,but anyway ill give the female salvini a go when i get her.....and go from there,but thanks for asking

Good luck, it could really get crazy when he gets a partner

Do you have pics of your salvini? I think they're gorgeous fish

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yeah they can get real nasty,i seen a pair in action at my lfs,but ive got a divider ready just incase things do get crazyas for the pics,ill try and get some now,i had a bit or drama last time i tryed to post some pics.i got the pooos and ended up giving up,so wish me luck,also if he does pair up with the girl salvini,ill move them to there own tank,ive still got my old flowerhorn tank sitting there empty

well i got some ok photos,but ill have to ask my mother in law to help me get them on here,im useless when it comes to pcs,but she will figute it out,shes a wiz with em.....

ok i spoke to her and shes coming over to rescue me,so the pics should be here,1 day this week

ok,still no luck can someone give me some tips,ive got the photos in my camera,and ive tried to put them onto my pc via a usb cable,well the problem is my camera is saying they are on the pc,but i cant find em anywhere in my pc,this is the trouble i had b4 too when i tried to out pics of my oscars on here,im starting to think it could be a problem with my pc,cause im having trouble putimg photos on my psp too.anyway getting back on topic,the aggresion has gone,i tried the female but with no luck,my male sal herrassed the feamle salvini bad,all the other tankmates were fine,so i put the female in my daughters tank for now

Keep trying you will figure it out. Salvini's are cool looking fish. Hopefully things will get better. You could use a divider until the female grows out or just put in later once grown. If you do work it out do not forget to share pics.

yeah its driving me nuts,ive been asked to show pics of my fish,and ofcourse im keen to show them but i cant figure it out,and at the moment my salvini looks great(i think he is in breeding dress trying to impress my female convict but she has a partner)anyway as soon as i get it figured out i will post some pics.