erinoid
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hey All
I am new to this forum and new to the art of fish keeping in general, so please also consider this my introduction thread. A few weeks ago I setup a 29 gallon tank. And before you ask, (because someone inevitably will lol) I cycled, tested and did everything I was supposed to before I added fish. I had a lot of help from a season veteran friend and the chick from petco. Anywho, I started out with 4 platies; two male and two female. I noticed quickly that the orange one was the alpha male, chasing everyone and hogging all the food. The rainbow male was virtually non-existent, always hiding in the plants. I took another trip to the store about a week later, and brought home a large blue gourami. It appeared as if he was policing the tank. The scared rainbow male was out swimming freely, the bully male was keeping in line and the girls seemed happy. All seemed right in the world. I also added a giant bubble curtain around this time, and they all seemed to love that. Everything has been great for about a week now but I woke up this morning to find that the gourami is chasing the bully platy unmercifully. At first, it seemed like karma (lol) and that he deserved it, but now I am getting worried. Is there anything I can/should do? Thanks in advance for your responses!
I am new to this forum and new to the art of fish keeping in general, so please also consider this my introduction thread. A few weeks ago I setup a 29 gallon tank. And before you ask, (because someone inevitably will lol) I cycled, tested and did everything I was supposed to before I added fish. I had a lot of help from a season veteran friend and the chick from petco. Anywho, I started out with 4 platies; two male and two female. I noticed quickly that the orange one was the alpha male, chasing everyone and hogging all the food. The rainbow male was virtually non-existent, always hiding in the plants. I took another trip to the store about a week later, and brought home a large blue gourami. It appeared as if he was policing the tank. The scared rainbow male was out swimming freely, the bully male was keeping in line and the girls seemed happy. All seemed right in the world. I also added a giant bubble curtain around this time, and they all seemed to love that. Everything has been great for about a week now but I woke up this morning to find that the gourami is chasing the bully platy unmercifully. At first, it seemed like karma (lol) and that he deserved it, but now I am getting worried. Is there anything I can/should do? Thanks in advance for your responses!