Throw all the females in, along with those rainbows, or choose some other west african cichlids. The increased competition may cause the nannochromis to focus their aggression towards the others rather than themselves.
Nanochromis Splendens
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There's about a dozen harlequin rasboras in with the male and when I have tried introducing a female he immediately goes on the hunt for her. i haven't tried both at once, yet. I have the females in a 55g with guppies and plan to move the male over once I replace the 2mm gravel with sand.
Try adding other cichlids that are direct competition with them for territory rather than dithers like rasboras. That should hopefully get them to focus their aggression outward than inward. Also, try both females at once
I was able to move all but one of the Harlequin Rasboras out of the male N. Splendens frat house and moved a few rainbow cichlid juvies in.
I think the male has paired with the larger female. I have the 2 coconut huts placed at opposite ends of the 29g. The smaller female hangs out around the one in the front of the tank while the larger is in the back. I don't see the male aggressively chasing the female either. Fingers crossed.
