Rumey Nosed behavior, Please help - MyFishTank.Net Freshwater Saltwater Aquarium Fish Forum

Squid-vicious · 10-31-2009, 11:32 AM

Hello, i am clearly new at this tropical freshie kinda thing :/. I have two Ghost cats, Three Rumey Nosed Tets, and 1 albino corey, in a 20 gallon tank. It is filtered, bubbler-ed, heated etc.

I have had these fish for a few days now, and things have been going great, but since last evening one of the largest of the rumeys seems to be chasing the smaller ones around :/. I have noticed a few nips here and there but im not sure what to think or how to handle this, also they haven't been swimming together; their faces have faded a little :C im not quite sure what to do, please help?

Newman · 10-31-2009, 03:25 PM

I believe theyre schooling fish and youre gonna need a few more. a group of 8 maybe, all together?

OrangeCones · 10-31-2009, 08:09 PM

+1 for Newman.

The dominant fish's aggression will be spread out among more if he has more targets. That way, no one or two fish will be bullied.

Get a few more when you can and all will be better for them.

Do you know about cycling a tank for the water to be healthy for the fish to live in? It takes a minimum of 4-6 weeks, and as long as several months, depending on the method used.

sombunya · 10-31-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeCones

Do you know about cycling a tank for the water to be healthy for the fish to live in? It takes a minimum of 4-6 weeks, and as long as several months, depending on the method used.

Agree. Get a good test kit like this one and do regular water changes.

phin · 11-01-2009, 12:31 AM

+1 on adding more to the shoal.

10-31-2009, 11:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Squid-vicious Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Rumey Nosed behavior, Please help Hello, i am clearly new at this tropical freshie kinda thing :/. I have two Ghost cats, Three Rumey Nosed Tets, and 1 albino corey, in a 20 gallon tank. It is filtered, bubbler-ed, heated etc. I have had these fish for a few days now, and things have been going great, but since last evening one of the largest of the rumeys seems to be chasing the smaller ones around :/. I have noticed a few nips here and there but im not sure what to think or how to handle this, also they haven't been swimming together; their faces have faded a little :C im not quite sure what to do, please help?

10-31-2009, 03:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 815	I believe theyre schooling fish and youre gonna need a few more. a group of 8 maybe, all together? __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

10-31-2009, 08:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
OrangeCones Medium Fish Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 403	+1 for Newman. The dominant fish's aggression will be spread out among more if he has more targets. That way, no one or two fish will be bullied. Get a few more when you can and all will be better for them. Do you know about cycling a tank for the water to be healthy for the fish to live in? It takes a minimum of 4-6 weeks, and as long as several months, depending on the method used. __________________ ~It is easy to dodge our responsibilities. But we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. ~

11-01-2009, 12:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
phin Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24	+1 on adding more to the shoal. __________________ 18 gallon tall began with 5 neon tetras, down to 2 (one lost a tail in transit, died the next day. 1 got stuck in the power filter - he was so tiny. 1 got wedged between the tank glass and some drifwood ) 2 ghost shrimp Anubias hastifolia Java Fern lots of driftwood