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	Pearls Being Mean
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	I just got a pair of pearls and one is being aggressive to the other one. They are in a 55 gallon tank. Ive read that they are very peaceful. Whats up?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	Peaceful to other fish.... I assume you have two males... or a very dominant male and female... All male anabantids will be agressive to each other to some extent... It's part of their nature... Depending on how agressive your fish are, you may need to seperate them or take one back.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	They settled dpwn a little and they keep on swimming in circles around each other (sorta looks like they are dancing)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Pearls usually are peaceful, but like John said, there's two combinations you could have of m/f that could lead to aggression. Almost all gouramis are very peaceful fish, except when two males are together. You may want to try keeping them in odd numbers, or solo. Try moving the decor around and keeping the tank heavily planted, so the more dominant one loses his territory. If all else fails, you may be forced to return one. HTH [/font] -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	I just made a cave with slabs of rock and added two huge plants. They can barely find each other
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Whatever works [/font] -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
LMuha Mega Fish Posts: 908 Kudos: 1144 Votes: 183 Registered: 17-Mar-2003	Did you solve your problem? I have three pearls, and one is very aggressive to the other. Never hurts him -- just keeps driving him into a corner. (Both are males.) The smaller male doesn't seem unhappy, and comes out to eat (the other male usually lets him) but I'm going to separate them anyway.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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