Please halp I bought a smaller angelfish than the two I have and now the two large angelfish are fighting with the smaller one and being very aggressive with it. Can you please give me some ideas about how to "train" them. Thank you so much.
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I have about 300 angelfish right now, one pair keeps producing! I bought 4 at the same time, and noticed that two paired off, and ruled the tank, chasing even the biggest angelfish away! They are very territorial especially if they have paired off! You best bet is to put the two that are ruling the tank into their own space (put the other fish in a new tank)...you will probably have eggs and fry shortly!
I have had to set up 4 more tanks to accommodate the babies, if you don't have space, or don't want to mess with this, separate the pair asap!
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well, I dont know if you can train them but give them some time, see if the agression goes away. if not youll have no choice but to put the little fish in another tank away from the others.
You can't train a fish to be something its not. Angel fish are cichlids - they are territorial and aggressive, and if they are a pair, they are that much more territorial and aggressive. If you have two that get along they may be a pair, and in this case they will never tolerate another one - it was a mistake to introduce a third if the two you had was working well, and you should probably take him back.
Probably the best thing you can do for the smaller one while keeping it in the tank is make sure you tank is well planted with a good amount to tall plants. This will break up the territory and give a little "out of sight-out of mind" space for the little one to get away in. Know that this aggression may never stop wholly and it may actually increase if your two larger ones turn out to be a breeding pair. Bon Chance!
Good luck with this one. I've never been successful in trying to train a fish...if they're agressive and don't change within a week after being in the tank, then for the other fishes safter, you should really put it in another tank.
If you do not want to return your smaller Angel to the store, might I suggest a tank all it's own, or a divider in the tank, to keep the bigger pair from being agressive towards it?
I agree with your other answers that say you might have a breeding pair. They will NOT tolerate an "outsider" and may actually wind up chasing it to DEATH. Since there is no way to "train" them to get along, you can do this little guy a favor and get him away from the bigger Angels.
I wouldn't wait to long to make a decision. The chances of your pair killing your little one, are pretty high.
take your smaller angel fish back they are better in pairs or more than 4 i have 2 pairs and they get on fine,if the pair you have are already established introducing a new one will result in disaster
