Marconis
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In my 46, I have 3 Yellow labs, 2 Red Zebras, 1 Blue Zebra, and two bumblebees. Now, the aggression in the tank really isn't that bad. Only when it comes time to feeding do I notice it a lot. Three weeks ago, I bought another yellow lab. He was picked on for a day and a half, then the tank mates accepted him in their "community". I know some might tell me I have highly aggressive fish grouped together (the zebras and bumblebees) but they never really fight too much or anything so it's ok at the moment. On Thursday, I bought this beautiful 2.5" Red Zebra (95% of the fish in my tank are around 2,2.5, or 3 inches.) He was abused immediately. Since then his fins have been greatly torn and he's been scrunched in the corners of the tank trying to hide from the aggressors, which are the bumblebee, and all three zebras. I took him out and put him in a big bowl and am bringing him back to the store later. Now, do you think it could be because maybe they are all males? (I don't know how to sex my cichlids). Is there some cichlid I can get that will most likely be gladly accepted by the tankmates? I am just a little confused since my Yellow Lab was barely even harmed and is now thriving in the tank.