HELP! male beating female

Fish Friend · 01-21-2006, 12:35 PM

hi,
ive just set up a malawi tank...i have got 1 male and one female, the female has eggs in her mouth, but the male is harassing and chasing her alot, please tell me what to do???? I NEED HELP QUICK because ive read she stops eating when she has eggs, and she will be weaker and the male may kill her?????

ron v · 01-21-2006, 01:08 PM

Put her in another aquarium.... They must be separated quickly.

Fish Friend · 01-21-2006, 01:52 PM

ok, ive put the female in a breeder net for now

ron v · 01-21-2006, 02:05 PM

How big is your tank?

Fish Friend · 01-21-2006, 05:02 PM

Its only a 10 gallon, but im having second thoughts on keeping them :\

Georgia Peach · 01-21-2006, 05:10 PM

Sorry you are having troubles.. which malawis do you have?? How is your tank set up?? I have Malawis and they tend to chase each other all the time.. I think its their second nature.. LOL - If you dont have sufficient hiding spaces though, it can cause troubles. maybe try re-arranging your tank to see if it helps...

Scuba Kid · 01-21-2006, 05:12 PM

georgia peach is right. and knowing the species of malawi cichlid will make helping you a bit easier too. lol

ron v · 01-21-2006, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish Friend

but im having second thoughts on keeping them :\

Yeah, a 10 really too small for any mbuna.

Fish Friend · 01-24-2006, 01:56 AM

Ok, so i took them both back unfortunately, because i thought it was sort of mean keeping a fish that will batter each other to death...plus it wasnt nice to watch when they were battering each other
I took them back to the shop.
then drained the tank totally and put it away to make way for Rams again
Just so you know it had 2 malawis, ...the most agressive fish from there!!!....the aractus or something like that, i had a pair :S

01-21-2006, 12:35 PM	#1
Fish Friend Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 234	HELP! male beating female hi, ive just set up a malawi tank...i have got 1 male and one female, the female has eggs in her mouth, but the male is harassing and chasing her alot, please tell me what to do???? I NEED HELP QUICK because ive read she stops eating when she has eggs, and she will be weaker and the male may kill her????? __________________ "Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it." ================================================== 32g:Freshwater Community 10g: Rearing tank soon to be upgraded to a 15g and turned into a nano setup!! -Parky

01-21-2006, 01:52 PM	#3
Fish Friend Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 234	ok, ive put the female in a breeder net for now __________________ "Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it." ================================================== 32g:Freshwater Community 10g: Rearing tank soon to be upgraded to a 15g and turned into a nano setup!! -Parky

01-21-2006, 05:02 PM	#5
Fish Friend Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 234	Its only a 10 gallon, but im having second thoughts on keeping them :\ __________________ "Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it." ================================================== 32g:Freshwater Community 10g: Rearing tank soon to be upgraded to a 15g and turned into a nano setup!! -Parky

01-21-2006, 05:10 PM	#6
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,706	Sorry you are having troubles.. which malawis do you have?? How is your tank set up?? I have Malawis and they tend to chase each other all the time.. I think its their second nature.. LOL - If you dont have sufficient hiding spaces though, it can cause troubles. maybe try re-arranging your tank to see if it helps... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

01-21-2006, 05:12 PM	#7
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	georgia peach is right. and knowing the species of malawi cichlid will make helping you a bit easier too. lol __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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01-21-2006, 01:08 PM	#2
ron v Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alabama Age: 61 Posts: 1,123	Put her in another aquarium.... They must be separated quickly.

01-21-2006, 02:05 PM	#4
ron v Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alabama Age: 61 Posts: 1,123	How big is your tank?

01-24-2006, 01:56 AM	#9
Fish Friend Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 234	Ok, so i took them both back unfortunately, because i thought it was sort of mean keeping a fish that will batter each other to death...plus it wasnt nice to watch when they were battering each other I took them back to the shop. then drained the tank totally and put it away to make way for Rams again Just so you know it had 2 malawis, ...the most agressive fish from there!!!....the aractus or something like that, i had a pair :S __________________ "Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it." ================================================== 32g:Freshwater Community 10g: Rearing tank soon to be upgraded to a 15g and turned into a nano setup!! -Parky

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