the bully and a louch and the little fish is a shubumkin please help
2007-03-01 05:57:06 · 8 answers · asked by bobbyb 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
TRhe most likely answer is that your tank is too small for all those fish to be comfortable. You need a larger tank or another tank so that you can split them up.
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2007-03-01 06:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How big is the tank you have all of these guys in? Goldfish need a pretty large tank simply because they secrete more ammonia than tropical fish and this can become toxic in a small tank. And anyone can get pretty cranky when they don't have enough personal space. Your best bet would be to separate some of these fish. At least get the bully (or bullies) out of there. And be sure to get to the fish store and buy some medication for the fish that have been picked on. If fish have been biting on their tails, those wounds and tears could easily turn into fin and tail rot and then you'd have a much more serious problem on your hands. Hope this helps!
2007-03-01 07:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will b because the orandda will be jealous of the other fish and will be eating them as my fish did and the other one died kin the end so i would suggest you separate them as then the wont be jealous of each other of go to the shop were you bought your fish and ask if you can put a piece of glass down the middle n separate the tank in to so that the fish aer still together and not lonely but cant get at each other
2007-03-02 20:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont keep the bubble eye golds with other golds. They are very sensitive.
However the bursted bubble refill and is common getting punctured.
They are not being aggresive but just bullying for a sense of dominance in the territory.
Gold fishes are not territorial. But are quite playful.
You can call it as a adolescent dominance.
So ,keep ur bubble eye in a seperate tank.
2007-03-01 06:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by ujwaldignified 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
bubble eye goldfish should not be kept with any others. the also need soft decorations in the tank like silk plants or real instead of plastic.
goldfish need a lot of space. they are usually friendly and only pick on others when there isn't enough room or there's poor water quality. for the three goldfish you have in there you'd need at least 40gallons, plus with a shubunkin you'll need another 30 or 40 gallons. it may be small now, but they get they get much bigger. so unless you have a 80gallon tank or bigger, you need to move some fish out of there, asap.
2007-03-01 06:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Did you say you have a loach in your tank?
Chances are the loach could be picking on the goldfish, if so. Goldfish aren't aggressive or territorial, though some are quite a bit more sensitive than others.
Your tank is probably a bit too small, as well.. if you DO have a loach, I would suggest separating it, as the requirements of goldfish and loaches are different.
2007-03-01 06:44:41 · answer #6 · answered by fitofhonesty 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would get more decor in the tank, plastic plants..etc so they have a place to hide.. but a bigger tank would help. Goldfish are real dirty so a bigger tank with good filtration would help you out anyways in the near future as they grow bigger.
2007-03-01 06:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by Erick B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they pick on each other because they pick on the weeker one slipt them up
2007-03-02 06:57:42 · answer #8 · answered by davanna m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋