Here's my situation:
-a 29 gal regular tank
-a 10 gal QT/breeding tank
-the 29 gal has a higher salinity because i recently treated the tank for ich.
-the 29 gal has one female guppy (along with a bunch of other fish). her partner died, so shes all alone.
-the 10 gal has a pair of guppies
I thought it would be a good idea to move the lone female into the 10 gal, to give my male a small harem (hehe) and to increase my chances or reproduction.
when i made the transfer, things went terribly wrong! the lone female looked extremely stressed, and the female that was already there started attacking her! she was out for blood!
i think the stress might have been the severe change in salinity, but whats up with the fighting? i thought guppies were peaceful?
thanks in advance.
shawnus
-a 29 gal regular tank
-a 10 gal QT/breeding tank
-the 29 gal has a higher salinity because i recently treated the tank for ich.
-the 29 gal has one female guppy (along with a bunch of other fish). her partner died, so shes all alone.
-the 10 gal has a pair of guppies
I thought it would be a good idea to move the lone female into the 10 gal, to give my male a small harem (hehe) and to increase my chances or reproduction.
when i made the transfer, things went terribly wrong! the lone female looked extremely stressed, and the female that was already there started attacking her! she was out for blood!
i think the stress might have been the severe change in salinity, but whats up with the fighting? i thought guppies were peaceful?
thanks in advance.
shawnus