chykityta
Aquarium Advice Freak
I would like to give some background.
I started with a 10 gallon and Bloodfin Tetras. Later, a GBR about 5 months ago; male with a female at the same time, who died at 3 weeks of having her. I attempted to get him another female 3 months ago, and turned out to be a male as well. The first male was the Alpha. I got a female since I started seeing some squabbling from the first male on the second male. That second female also died at the two week mark. BUT, by then, my second male started to show more size than the first; until one day I got home to my plants being uprooted, my first GBR severely stressed and even injured on his pectoral fin, and nipping at my Bloodfin Tetras. So, I took the now aggressive GBR into his own 10 gallon tank.
He was severely stressed from being alone on the 10 gallon so got him a female. It has been 2.5 weeks since my now aggressive GBR is with a female. The tank has a lot more swimming away places for the female to get away. So far, she has survived all this time. But, I don't know how much longer she will resist his bullying. She seems to still be happy when she sees me but I see how tough he is on her. I would therefore want suggestions. Is there fish I can get to counteract his newly attained aggression?
Obviously, me asking for semi-aggressive fish at the large chain store, I was told to get tiger barbs; but with my gained experience, I have a feeling I would make the tank too intense with aggression from two somewhat aggressive fish in a 10 gallon (one requiring the need to school). So, besides my thought of getting aggressive fish to counteract a bully in the 10 gallon, what else is recommended/suggested with the two GBRs?
I started with a 10 gallon and Bloodfin Tetras. Later, a GBR about 5 months ago; male with a female at the same time, who died at 3 weeks of having her. I attempted to get him another female 3 months ago, and turned out to be a male as well. The first male was the Alpha. I got a female since I started seeing some squabbling from the first male on the second male. That second female also died at the two week mark. BUT, by then, my second male started to show more size than the first; until one day I got home to my plants being uprooted, my first GBR severely stressed and even injured on his pectoral fin, and nipping at my Bloodfin Tetras. So, I took the now aggressive GBR into his own 10 gallon tank.
He was severely stressed from being alone on the 10 gallon so got him a female. It has been 2.5 weeks since my now aggressive GBR is with a female. The tank has a lot more swimming away places for the female to get away. So far, she has survived all this time. But, I don't know how much longer she will resist his bullying. She seems to still be happy when she sees me but I see how tough he is on her. I would therefore want suggestions. Is there fish I can get to counteract his newly attained aggression?
Obviously, me asking for semi-aggressive fish at the large chain store, I was told to get tiger barbs; but with my gained experience, I have a feeling I would make the tank too intense with aggression from two somewhat aggressive fish in a 10 gallon (one requiring the need to school). So, besides my thought of getting aggressive fish to counteract a bully in the 10 gallon, what else is recommended/suggested with the two GBRs?