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[Jules]

Well, its time to move my pink tailed chalceus in with my bass.

Last time this happened it resulted with 2 of them ending up in the basses mouth however bass spat them out cause there too big to eat.

Im wondering how can fish be added with out the bass having a go at them?

Perhaps feeding the bass a huge amount of food then, do a huge water change (so they sulk) then lights out and add the new fish - only to hope that they dont care or worry about the new fish?

Or is there another way? ultimately i want to keep them all together.

Thanks

[ant86]

If none of that works Maybe if you can pull the bass out then add new ones then add the bass back..

[Bowdy]

At night Jules 4-5 hours after tank lights are off and room is dark.

[Jules]

Yeah good call Ray. and ill power feed them that night and first thing in the morning.

Ant dont really have a spare tank big enough to hold the bass lol.

Friday night job i think so i can monitor them Saturday.

[Peckoltia]

There is little you can do, if the bass tried to eat them last time, they will try again. Feeding them up is only a band aid for a bullet wound. Pbass are also infamous for choking on fish that are too large for them to swallow, so you are running the risk of losing the chalceus and the pbass. I have seen it before, usually with siblings, when one significantly outgrows the other.

 

Putting them in at night, you will eliminate the initial attack. But your fish will obviously wake up the next day, to a tasty snack! All of the recommendations so far are temporary solutions. They will not work long run.

 

The only legitimate option in my experience is get them closer to a compatible size. I have the same problem with a group of tinfoiled barbs with my pbass. So I'm growing the barbs out in another tank, pbass like the shiney scales too!

Edited by Peckoltia, 22 May 2013 - 01:52 PM.

[kamalau]

The bass will eventually eat the chalceus unfortunately.

[Jules]

Ah damn, looks like it will never work then.

well the Lima shovel nose is going back in and im also having similar problems here but hopefully with enough hiding places this can work...

[Peckoltia]

If your stuck for a place to put it, bring the Lima around to my place, plenty of room!

[kamalau]

Lima should be ok aslong as its a decent size they have pretty boney spines.
I also have plenty of room lol

[Jules]

haha thanks guys.

Was ready to part with it the other day!! lost the plot then thought no! ill keep it.

[kamalau]

Yeh I sold my one a couple years back pretty neat fish

[Jules]

Whats left in your collection these days anyway Rory?

[kamalau]

A few platys mainly..