hennaartist
Aquarium Advice Freak
Stress!
I've been hoping my GBRs will pair.
About 10 days ago I got 3 GBRs, turned out they were all female. 5 days ago I then bought 3 male GBRs. They are all in my 55 gallon tank, and still seem stressed. They haven't paired yet. I'm pretty sure that the females want to because they often approach the males. The males just run everything off, and the females just keep running off the other females.
So, there is A LOT of bickering and stress in my tank right now.
I am thinking about moving one female and one male into my 20 gallon long, in hopes to reduce some stress and still give them a chance to pair. What are your thoughts on this?
(Please note that I do not plan to keep all 6 GBRs. I would like one (maybe two) pairs in my 55. I've already got a re-home plan for the 2 to 4 GBRs that don't pair.)
Also, I don't have a lot of personal experience with GBRs, but I have done a lot of research.
My water parameters are as follows:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 15
Gh 75
Kh 20
Ph 6.5
Temp 79f
I've been hoping my GBRs will pair.
About 10 days ago I got 3 GBRs, turned out they were all female. 5 days ago I then bought 3 male GBRs. They are all in my 55 gallon tank, and still seem stressed. They haven't paired yet. I'm pretty sure that the females want to because they often approach the males. The males just run everything off, and the females just keep running off the other females.
So, there is A LOT of bickering and stress in my tank right now.
I am thinking about moving one female and one male into my 20 gallon long, in hopes to reduce some stress and still give them a chance to pair. What are your thoughts on this?
(Please note that I do not plan to keep all 6 GBRs. I would like one (maybe two) pairs in my 55. I've already got a re-home plan for the 2 to 4 GBRs that don't pair.)
Also, I don't have a lot of personal experience with GBRs, but I have done a lot of research.
My water parameters are as follows:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 15
Gh 75
Kh 20
Ph 6.5
Temp 79f