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greenmonkey51    Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004   | for cichlids like blue acaras what is normal fighting and what fighting should i watch out for. i know that cichlids are territorial and will fight [span class="edited"][Edited by greenmonkey51 2004-07-07 15:35][/span] |
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john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003 | Any fighting should be considered normal, unless it's persistent. If the fights last an unreasonable amount of time something should be done to stop them, otherwise it should be fine. Also, if any injuries occur they should be separated, treated with melafix and aggression stifling actions should be taken upon reintroduction. |
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| amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004  | I find that most cichlid fighting doesn't actually involve contact. Even when being chased, the 'victim' seldom gets caught unless it wants to 'about turn'. I'd only worry if a) contact is made and is an 'unfair match' b) one fish is constantly being harrassed by another/others |
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| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | my blue acaras have become more agressive. once they were sitting at the top and one big male drilled another big male right behind the head and left a mark. should i be concerned. its already healing |
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| amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004 | How often does this happen? If repeated, then remove the aggressor |
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| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | that has only happened once |
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