We are looking for a new fish or two that is highly colorful.
We have an 110 gallon tank with a bunch of caves. We already have a dragon blood peacock, 3 yellow labs, 1 red top zebra, 3 blue dolphin cichlids, a red empress, a Raphael cat, and a bristlenose pleco.
We halfway expect the red empress to not survive. Our much bigger male red empress could not handle the stress from the peacock and recently died. He was 2nd in command until he decided to color several months ago. That's when the viciousness started and he de-colored. He seemed to bounce back by eating again and staying with the pack, but it was just too much for him at the end. The little one decided to color the very night that the big one died.
Also, no other peacock has ever survived in the tank even when it has been bought with a few other fish. Our newest fish, the red top zebra, has flourished like crazy and was actually bought alone.
So, we are basically looking for something that can stand up for itself against this dragon blood peacock while not trying to kill the others. Most have grown up together at a young age, almost in the tank for 2 years together. They are not mature as of yet, but I know adding new ones will be challenging. We would be adding juveniles. Our zebra was a small juvenile purchased about 3 months ago and is now huge considering its original size.
Seems the colorful fish I prefer like the peacocks and the red empresses just cannot handle the aggression. The dragon blood peacock is definitely king and the largest.
We have an 110 gallon tank with a bunch of caves. We already have a dragon blood peacock, 3 yellow labs, 1 red top zebra, 3 blue dolphin cichlids, a red empress, a Raphael cat, and a bristlenose pleco.
We halfway expect the red empress to not survive. Our much bigger male red empress could not handle the stress from the peacock and recently died. He was 2nd in command until he decided to color several months ago. That's when the viciousness started and he de-colored. He seemed to bounce back by eating again and staying with the pack, but it was just too much for him at the end. The little one decided to color the very night that the big one died.
Also, no other peacock has ever survived in the tank even when it has been bought with a few other fish. Our newest fish, the red top zebra, has flourished like crazy and was actually bought alone.
So, we are basically looking for something that can stand up for itself against this dragon blood peacock while not trying to kill the others. Most have grown up together at a young age, almost in the tank for 2 years together. They are not mature as of yet, but I know adding new ones will be challenging. We would be adding juveniles. Our zebra was a small juvenile purchased about 3 months ago and is now huge considering its original size.
Seems the colorful fish I prefer like the peacocks and the red empresses just cannot handle the aggression. The dragon blood peacock is definitely king and the largest.
