wat do i do if my fish keep fighitng each other? i have 2 goldfish that are kinda the same size in a 20 gallon tank. a while ago i used a tank divider for like 3 months and now i took it out to see if they can get together but i think they are still nipping at each others fins.
what do i do??
AND + how do i know if they are just chasing each other (like playing) or if they are fighting.???
2007-01-04 16:40:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
If fish are fighing you will know because fins will get torn up. If they are just playing there will be no bodily damage. You should really consider taking 1 goldfish back to the store though. A 20 gallon barely big enough to support the bioload of 1 fancy goldfish, much less 2.(assuming you have fancies, if not, you need a 75 gallon tank for both of them.)
Although I have to admit 2 in a 20 is much better than what some people on here do. Like people who put 10 feeder goldfish in an uncycled 10 gallon tank and then wonder why they all die.
But still, you do not have enough room in that tank for those 2. So either take 1 back or get another tank.
2007-01-04 16:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by fish guy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they are fighting you will see torn/frayed fins, even bloody spots on the fish. If they are fighting it is because they are in a tank that is much too small for them, i would suggest either taking one back to the store or setting up a tank that they will both be happy in. Goldfish actually need quite a bit of room to be happy and live a long time.
2007-01-05 07:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mr.Robot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tiger barbs are nippers whilst the aggression isn't controlled in colleges. Goldfish have distinctive desires than tiger barbs and should not be housed at the same time; you're preserving a tropical and a chilly water fish at the same time.
2016-10-30 01:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep them together and if they are only playing you may end up with some baby fish's. If they begin to look sort of chewed up, you need to separate them.
2007-01-04 17:41:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well why did you say they were fighting if you werent sure if they were or not?
put the divider back in if you are so worried about it.
or put them in separate tanks.
2007-01-04 16:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by onalaska_speedracer04 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a smaller fish so they can pick on that instead of each other
but really let them be my fish do that i have had them nearly a yr goldfish that is
2007-01-04 16:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Here's an idea: separate them again!
2007-01-04 17:15:18 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Angelfish do the same thing, I've also had other fish do this. Fish do it, It's just gonna happen, but if worse comes to worse put the divider back in... duh.
2007-01-04 16:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by skybluefrank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separate them or they will kill each other.
2007-01-04 16:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by drumrchick 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you don't wan't to kill any one of them you seperate them or else they will kill one another..................
2007-01-04 17:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by Ferdous h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋