Biocolor Dottyback

[cardinal]

hiya ... my first post ))

i got
1 blue damsel
1 yellow tail damsel
1 Humbug damsel
1 banghii cardinal
I put in 3 days ago a biocolor dottyback
he is a pain in the **8**

The 4 that are already in are lovable..peacefull..they all get on )
the biocolor fights with every 1 of them really aggresive...
he has scared my yellowtail (he now has popeye) which i am dealing with
is this normal behaviour..the biocolor will NOT leave them be !!
any info would be great
cheers

 

[steve-s]

Psuedochromis in general are quite mean and usually aggressive. Even in large tanks they can become a problem. The one you happened to pick can be among the meanest going.

How big is you tank?

Cheers
Steve

 

[cardinal]

Hi Steve...
its a 35 g tank (upgrading to a 80g soon )
i have took the fish back to the LFS..
my fish could not stick him lol
now the tank is happy as ever )
Cheers

 

[steve-s]

Cheers
Steve