the fish are approx 2yrs old the smallest seems to be suffering top fin never up lower fins seem full of blood! Possibly bullied.
2006-10-07 08:24:08 · 19 answers · asked by lozzers1 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Actually, yes. I never had this problem with my goldies, but I did when I had guppies. There is no such thing as an animal species with no bullies--except, maybe, houseflies!
If your fish seem to be doing poorly, you want to separate the ailing ones from the healthy one. Even if it isn't bullying, it could be an illness that you wouldn't want spreading to the last one.
2006-10-07 20:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by Esma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, their is always one that has to be boss. I have marine tanks and have two Regal Angels (Dory, from Nemo film) The larger who has been around about 7 years and is a good 6" and all of 1and 1/2" wide, about 18 months ago I had to take in someone else's fish and one was an Angel. Quite a bit smaller he was under 3" but with weight lifting and chucking bits of rock around he is now catching up fast, meal times are quite hectic and both fish are constantly backing into each other, both have their own entrances in the rock and guard them against the other.
We also had 6 Chromis which were all the same size and all was peaceful, within a month some had grown larger and the bully sorted out the smaller, wouldn't let it eat. Now 18 months later 6 are 2 and they have respect for each other and don't go into each others territory.
In the tank is no different to life outside, so don't hold up to much hope for the smaller goldfish.
2006-10-07 08:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right in thinking they Bully.
My Grandad has some goldfish 2 new small ones were bullied to death by the larger ones.
I love watching fish they are proper relaxing.
2006-10-07 08:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. Could be that they are all males and that the bigger dominant male needs to be moved to his own tank. If you only have a small bowl ot tank think seriously about getting something larger . Goldfish CANNOT live happily in a bowl! They need room to swim in a straight line.
2006-10-07 08:31:31 · answer #4 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give that big goldfish time-out in a seperate bowl. Make sure you place a Beta fish in with the bullying goldfish to discipline it.
2006-10-07 08:34:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have two males and one female, the larger male will attack the smaller until he kills the competition.
If one is male and two are female, it may be the male just playing rough.
Try separating the "bullied" fish from the others for a few days, see if it gets any better.
2006-10-07 08:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by IceDragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, survival of the fittest. And especially if they are both males and the other is a female. Also, if you have a fishbowl, it may be too small for all your fish, he may be trying to kill the other fish if they are overcrowded.
2006-10-07 08:31:07 · answer #7 · answered by littleblondemohawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes goldfish can be aggresive. If they are of different size or in too confined of space, it can cause them to pick on one another.
2006-10-07 08:28:17 · answer #8 · answered by slickshiftin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! My sister has one which has killed some of her other fish. It follows them and bites into their tail fins to slow them down!!! Slowly but surely it planned its kill...EVIL!
2006-10-07 08:27:59 · answer #9 · answered by galaxygirl_00_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gold fish can be very agressive if they are put them in a bigger tank with plenty of hiding places
2006-10-07 08:38:40 · answer #10 · answered by GLYN D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋