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levgre 
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Subject: Fish are weird
Today I added 2 platies



And 1 guppy to my tank



There was already one of each species in the tank.

Anyways the old Guppy has been chasing one of the new platie for hours, nipping at it. Maybe trying to mate, didn't like its scale pattern, idk.

Now my old platie is "running interference", blocking the guppy from getting close to the new platie. The Platies could probably fight off the little guppy, but I guess it's not in their genes. So the chase continues, on hour 5 now.




(yeah I know they're both schooling fish, the previous guppies and platies died..)

 

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Cliff notes: Levgre needs to get laid.

 

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levgre 
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Very true, I still like fish though. Although I'd probably trade them for a rat right now.

 

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I have 3 guppies and a dwarf gourami in a 10 gallon.

Guppies huddle together, Gourami goes around like a boss.

 

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Try changing around your tank decor, it can help break up established terrotorial lines and make it easier on the new fish to integrate into the tank. Your new guppy looks like a couple I recently bought.

 

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Subject: Fish are weird
levgre posted:
Very true, I still like fish though. Although I'd probably trade them for a rat right now.


Don't be a dumbass, she was making an offer!

 

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Reapist posted:
levgre posted:
Very true, I still like fish though. Although I'd probably trade them for a rat right now.


Don't be a dumbass, she was making an offer!




This is expert testimony of Ticky advances too!

 

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I bought gold fish in hopes that the turtle would eat them but it refuses to, so now I have 9 gold fish that wont die.

 

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Buy a Red Terror Cichlid, problem solved.

 

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my old fish tank





 

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My wife had a Betta that survived over a year. He just popped up to the surface this week and got the Christian fish burial down the toilet.

 

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i would love a salt water tank

would not love the work involved tho ;P

 

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I'm keeping Dwarf Cichlids (Rams) at the moment.


What you're seeing is a territory problem. You need to make sure you have plenty of things in your tank for your fish to hide in / behind. Also make sure you have some top water plants.

 

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