Guppy is being bullied

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FishyBusiness40

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So i have 4 male guppys, the three are fine together, but they keep fin nipping at the last one, he just swims alone and is quite idle at the top of the tank usually. Any advice as to why this might be?


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Sometimes they bully gets bullied, had it happen before, a male grows faster and starts to dominate the others (yes guppies have alpha's like wolves, whatnot) and then eventually the others catch up size wise and fight him until he is shamed in defeat with a tatterted tail. I would put him in a goldfish bowl for a day or two in roomtemp water, let him "cool off" and then put him back in and he should be submissive to the others and eventually they will see this and leave him alone.
 
No need. I found the one getting bullied dead this morning. Stuck between the filter and the glass. :(


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