bigtrippy wrote:
I went to a nearby stream to catch my starter fish, and caught 4 bluegill. One was caught and introduced about 2 weeks earlier than the other 3. Since adding the other 3, the first fish has been harassing the others mostly non-stop for the past 3 days. One fish already jumped himself out of the tank where I found it the next morning, the other 2 stay hidden behind my pump and will not eat and rarely move if not being rammed by the other.
I figure the problem lies with territory and moving them to a new tank at the same time might help to alleviate some of the dominance issues. The tank isn't that large either so I'm sure that doesn't help. I think, but am not sure, that the original fish s a hybrid bluegill and the other 2 remaining fish are a different type of sunfish, possibly green just from what I've read. Any ideas or thoughts?
Hmmm... you may be right with moving them all at the same time, but a lot of fish lose their territorial behaviour when more crowded than the other way around... but I have no idea about bluegill I figure the problem lies with territory and moving them to a new tank at the same time might help to alleviate some of the dominance issues. The tank isn't that large either so I'm sure that doesn't help. I think, but am not sure, that the original fish s a hybrid bluegill and the other 2 remaining fish are a different type of sunfish, possibly green just from what I've read. Any ideas or thoughts?
I would think that if they are different species, and the bluegill is a more territorial fish, then your going to have problems anyway... just my thoughts
