brandon asked:
I got an eel that is about 6 inches long and my African cichlids are biting its fins on the back. I changed the tank around and when they bite his fins the eel trys to get into the rocks. Will this stop? And I do know they are fin nippers. The cichlids are 1-2 inches.
ok I took it out of the tank and put it in my 15 gallon.
I got an eel that is about 6 inches long and my African cichlids are biting its fins on the back. I changed the tank around and when they bite his fins the eel trys to get into the rocks. Will this stop? And I do know they are fin nippers. The cichlids are 1-2 inches.
ok I took it out of the tank and put it in my 15 gallon.
April 12th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I would take the eel out. Cichlids are aggressive fish, and only get along with others of their kinds. My gourami was only semi aggressive, and he killed my German Ram. Cichlids are much more aggressive, so either remove the bully, or the bullied.
April 15th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Yeah if you want to save your ell, it’s got to be in a different tank. The Cichlids aren’t nipping it’s fins they’re tasting it. There are some things you can do to cut down the Cichlids’ aggression, but if you’re new to the hobby or have a small tank, it’s better just to remove the victim since it’s not a Cichlid.
April 17th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Take it out. Mabunas will destroy it fast.
April 18th, 2009 at 8:39 am
How did you manage to keep an eel with hard water african cichlids? They have completely different water quality. Unless you meant a bichir, or polpterus. Becuase ive never heard of and african eel. what kind did you get? Its smart to research about a certain fish before you but it…..
July 28th, 2009 at 2:36 am
ei.. just take the eel out of your tank.. ^_^