Adding Tankmates

Bro, need advice. I noticed everytime when a new tank mate is being introduced, the rest will jointly wanna attack the new fish......is this common? Anything to do to avoid this? I have 1 IT, 5 Parrots, 1 small rosey barb and a 7" lil Aro........thot of adding peacock bass.....any advice?

[TROY041004]

Guess everyone is curios when a new fish join in

You can try by during the feeding time and distract their attention, then quiety let go the new tank mates to the tank immediately at one corner . And this always work for me

Originally Posted by TiGersiao

You can try by during the feeding time and distract their attention, then quiety let go the new tank mates to the tank immediately at one corner . And this always work for me

new tactices..

Originally Posted by BuWaC

Bro, need advice. I noticed everytime when a new tank mate is being introduced, the rest will jointly wanna attack the new fish......is this common? Anything to do to avoid this? I have 1 IT, 5 Parrots, 1 small rosey barb and a 7" lil Aro........thot of adding peacock bass.....any advice?

pb is quite agressive n is a fast swimmer, dont think is a problem..

I had a PB before, but IT is more aggressive than the PB, next morning I see the PB like cotton bud stick to the filter inlet, eyes also bo liao, damn sad, bought only less than 48hrs and up the lolly.....

Originally Posted by BuWaC

I had a PB before, but IT is more aggressive than the PB, next morning I see the PB like cotton bud stick to the filter inlet, eyes also bo liao, damn sad, bought only less than 48hrs and up the lolly.....

wat the size of it tiger?

At that time IT was only 4" while the PB is 6", put the PB in it keep hiding into top left or right corner of the tank while the IT roam and territorize the bottom, Aro swimming and bo hew anyone.......next day still see it ok, but the IT once awhile shoots up to attack PB, next day went in-laws place for 1 aftnn come back PB gone case.......my kids also cry.....die really terribly...

Originally Posted by BuWaC

At that time IT was only 4" while the PB is 6", put the PB in it keep hiding into top left or right corner of the tank while the IT roam and territorize the bottom, Aro swimming and bo hew anyone.......next day still see it ok, but the IT once awhile shoots up to attack PB, next day went in-laws place for 1 aftnn come back PB gone case.......my kids also cry.....die really terribly...

hianzzz..wan to do comm,oso must think twice now..

[DiStar]

hmmm... is this an arowana-related question?