I enjoy australian rainbows. But I have had a bigger austalian rainbow beat up a different type of rainbow fish species. Are australian rainbow fish "territorial"? I have a banjo catfish in there with the 1 that I have started with. They seem to get along fine. I have alot of room and adequate filtration and cover. Anyone with experience in these fish?
2007-08-24 03:42:21 · 5 answers · asked by DAVID C 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I haven't kept these fish myself either, and I tried to find something rather extensive for an article but really couldn't find anything conclusive. I'd have to say no they shouldn't be territorial, but with all species, there will be exceptions. Maybe you need a bigger school? With cichilds this helps to displace aggression by overstocking. I'd try bring your Rainbows up to like a school of six or seven and see if that causes the aggressive one to stop.
http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?what=fish&cur_lang=2&id=426
JV
2007-08-24 04:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by I am Legend 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honestly I would just choose one species of Rainbow that you like and get a nice school of them - they look so much better like this then various small schools anyway, you won't have to worry about aggression between species, and the larger the school you keep them in, the more you mimic their wild behaviour - and natural is the best way to keep any type of fish. A 75 gallon is a perfect size tank to keep a nice school of 12-16 of one species, and just watch how beautiful they look like this.
2007-08-24 06:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't call them territorial, but they can certainly be fin nippers and will beat on small fish in the same area of the tank (top to mid water level). I would suggest sticking with rainbows that are of similar size when grown and make plenty of refuge spaces in the mid water level, but leave the very top levels open for maximum swimming space.
As you have seen already, fish living in the lower areas of the tank should not have any problems in a rainbow tank.
MM
2007-08-24 04:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no... but what i do is buy fish in GROUPS so that they can team up against the big fishes or befriend them. if not.... the big fish WILL try to eat the little fish. so try to get a big type of the little ones with another one and see what happens.
2007-08-24 06:26:31 · answer #4 · answered by ~*~Gloria~*~ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wellthey shouldnt but im not sure im only had gold fish and engel fish.Mycausin has a baby shark in a 75 gallon tank.
2007-08-24 03:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋