maryprincess
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Dear All,
I have been the proud owner of a community (3 black neons, 3 black widows, 4 zebra danios and 3 platies) for 3 months now. 2 of the platies were introduced into the tank at the same time and were actually housed together at the pet shop. However, in the last few days, I have noticed that one of my platies 'disappeared', only to realise that it has been cowering inside a Castle ornament I have inside the tank. Whenever the poor thing emerges, it is shunted and chased by the other platy and goes back into hiding. I did not pay attention to gender when obtaining the platys as I was told that they are very peaceful fishes but if these 2 fish are male, are they competing for the affections of the other platy which might be female? Any suggestions on what I can do to minimise the aggression?
Many thanks in advance.
I have been the proud owner of a community (3 black neons, 3 black widows, 4 zebra danios and 3 platies) for 3 months now. 2 of the platies were introduced into the tank at the same time and were actually housed together at the pet shop. However, in the last few days, I have noticed that one of my platies 'disappeared', only to realise that it has been cowering inside a Castle ornament I have inside the tank. Whenever the poor thing emerges, it is shunted and chased by the other platy and goes back into hiding. I did not pay attention to gender when obtaining the platys as I was told that they are very peaceful fishes but if these 2 fish are male, are they competing for the affections of the other platy which might be female? Any suggestions on what I can do to minimise the aggression?
Many thanks in advance.