Aggression in my shortbody carpentis

[anzo1993]

Hello, so for the last 2 years I’ve been running a 180 gallon tank with few different cichlids, I have a 5 inch shortbody male carpentis, 3x yellow blood parrots, a convict hybrid and another female convict cichlid, recently my male carpentis has paired up with one of the yellow blood parrot females and he’s gone crazy and won’t stop hunting down the other fish in the tank. Up until now he’s been mild mannered even with a few attempts breeding with tankmates but for some reason this time he just strikes everyone especially one of my larger parrot males, I’m debating taking him and the female out of the 180 gallon and giving them there own 65 gallon , just wondering if there’s any way I can calm him down or should I just move him to permanently live in the 65 gallon with the female? Any advice?
Here’s a pic of the aggressive carpentis

 

[tlindsey]

Hello, so for the last 2 years I’ve been running a 180 gallon tank with few different cichlids, I have a 5 inch shortbody male carpentis, 3x yellow blood parrots, a convict hybrid and another female convict cichlid, recently my male carpentis has paired up with one of the yellow blood parrot females and he’s gone crazy and won’t stop hunting down the other fish in the tank. Up until now he’s been mild mannered even with a few attempts breeding with tankmates but for some reason this time he just strikes everyone especially one of my larger parrot males, I’m debating taking him and the female out of the 180 gallon and giving them there own 65 gallon , just wondering if there’s any way I can calm him down or should I just move him to permanently live in the 65 gallon with the female? Any advice?
Here’s a pic of the aggressive carpentis

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I would remove the carpintis. I think removing both may break the bond and create another issue.

 

[anzo1993]

I would remove the carpintis. I think removing both may break the bond and create another issue.

Okay I see. I’ll try removing the carpentis and set him up a nice home in the 65 gallon, I assume the 65 should a be a good forever home he’s almost 3 years old and I don’t think he’ll grow much more

 

[troublesum]

I would try moving them both to the 65 as Tlindsey said if it breaks the bond then just move the female back to the 180 and leave the male in the 65.
Dont hurt to try.
But again me personally i would null the Carpentis as they ruined a beautiful fish