So an aggression question for more experienced poly keepers. When is poly aggression too much?
My current stock consists of 16" Dabola Endli (WC), 13.5" Koliba lap. (WC), 13" Weeksii (WC), 12" Teugelsi (CB). The tank is 300g, 96" Long, 24" wide, 30" tall.
The problem child is the endli. From the anal fin I believe it to be a beast of a alpha male.
It started with territorial aggression with it taking over a 'stump' that had a hollow under its roots. Now that aggression seems to be whenever the endli comes out of its special spot it will bite at any other poly it encounters. The koliba and teugelsi both have splits in tail and a bit of fraying on the teug. Both of these poly run for their lives when they swim and encounter the endli. The weeksii will clamp down its fins and kind of ride it out and the endli had not bit down on its tail at all. The endli somewhat tolerates the weeksii but you can tell the weeksii is not happy with the encounter.
I feed tilapia and other stuff daily so I know its not necessarily hunger related. The fish gets along well with all the cichlids in the tank, just not other polys. So I feel Im at a choosing point here... either keep a solo endli or rehome the endli and keep the other three.
I was going to pull out the mopani it took over to put in another tank so I wonder if the aggression would decrease. What do you guys think?
Here is a pic of the wood and special spot it likes, of course he is much bigger now! His growth rate has been phenomenal. I tried to get a tape against the glass measurement last night and it sure looked to be 16" now.
So what to do? Ideas? Thoughts?
My current stock consists of 16" Dabola Endli (WC), 13.5" Koliba lap. (WC), 13" Weeksii (WC), 12" Teugelsi (CB). The tank is 300g, 96" Long, 24" wide, 30" tall.
The problem child is the endli. From the anal fin I believe it to be a beast of a alpha male.
It started with territorial aggression with it taking over a 'stump' that had a hollow under its roots. Now that aggression seems to be whenever the endli comes out of its special spot it will bite at any other poly it encounters. The koliba and teugelsi both have splits in tail and a bit of fraying on the teug. Both of these poly run for their lives when they swim and encounter the endli. The weeksii will clamp down its fins and kind of ride it out and the endli had not bit down on its tail at all. The endli somewhat tolerates the weeksii but you can tell the weeksii is not happy with the encounter.
I feed tilapia and other stuff daily so I know its not necessarily hunger related. The fish gets along well with all the cichlids in the tank, just not other polys. So I feel Im at a choosing point here... either keep a solo endli or rehome the endli and keep the other three.
I was going to pull out the mopani it took over to put in another tank so I wonder if the aggression would decrease. What do you guys think?
Here is a pic of the wood and special spot it likes, of course he is much bigger now! His growth rate has been phenomenal. I tried to get a tape against the glass measurement last night and it sure looked to be 16" now.
So what to do? Ideas? Thoughts?