Merging Colonies - Tropheus Ikola having aggression issues

[geoff_tropheus]

toss him in with a waterchange and before re-filling add him in there. You can turn off the lights if you like, but keep an eye on them especially tomorrow.

I dont know what your work hours are, but I would do it on a day where you were home and could watch them better.

[Chris Derrick]

Well Geoff did as you said and water change tossed em in with new rock scape! LMAO he is wide open went straight for the other studd male and procedded to lock up and splash bight slap untill he won his rock and now he ownes 76.5% of the tank lol. I am going to let it play out like you guys say if there is some that can't take the heat they need to get out! If I start loosing fish I will remove maybe and sell to local shop but he is giant and colored up! Thanks CD

[fshfrk]

On several occasions I have got ride of the dominate male. Let the junior males step up. Most of the time I just let them work it out.

[myjohnson]

This is why I told you to get the extra males. Let them fight it out. They got to do it soon or later.

[Chris Derrick]

Guys one thing that does scare me with the angry hyper male is with him chasing all the fish around males and females can he induce bloat in another fish? If a fish gets stressed our enough? I don't worry about a weak fish getting killed but my whole tank getting bloat does worry me. I really want em to work it out, my troph book says it usually takes few weeks to settle em in when mixing new and old fish like this? Thanks CD

[myjohnson]

They will be fine!

Please do more video of the fighting!

# one reason why I keep tropheus bro.

[russ]

i agree with mj!
tropheus are an aggressive fish,and need to fight to establish the pecking order...just the way they are.dont worry so much and let them do what they are supposed to do!

great looking tropheus by the way!!!