nipping oranda

[Rodney]

I've got an Oranda that likes to nip at other goldfish. Is it normal behavior? I don't think it is trying to breed. It just loves to bother the other goldfish.

[anemone]

I think you just have a bully fish. Some methods that have worked in the
past for me is to take the bully out of the tank for about a week and put
him in his own tank then re-add him to the mail tank. Another method that i
heard about some people doing is to use a stick or net and "bully" the bully
fish with it while he is bullying another fish- he loses his "bully status"
after this because you are the bigger bully to him.....
Worth a try

[Ed VanDyke]

Just smack him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper when he mis-behaves.
lol


"anemone" > wrote in message
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>I think you just have a bully fish. Some methods that have worked in the
>past for me is to take the bully out of the tank for about a week and put
>him in his own tank then re-add him to the mail tank. Another method that i
>heard about some people doing is to use a stick or net and "bully" the
>bully fish with it while he is bullying another fish- he loses his "bully
>status" after this because you are the bigger bully to him.....
> Worth a try
>
>

[anemone]

or you can send him to the corner...
"Ed VanDyke" > wrote in message
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> Just smack him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper when he mis-behaves.
> lol
>
>
> "anemone" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I think you just have a bully fish. Some methods that have worked in the
>>past for me is to take the bully out of the tank for about a week and put
>>him in his own tank then re-add him to the mail tank. Another method that
>>i heard about some people doing is to use a stick or net and "bully" the
>>bully fish with it while he is bullying another fish- he loses his "bully
>>status" after this because you are the bigger bully to him.....
>> Worth a try
>>
>>
>
>

[Fish1]

Rodney wrote:
> I've got an Oranda that likes to nip at other goldfish. Is it normal
behavior? I don't think it is trying to breed. It just loves to
bother the other goldfish.


Or you could flush it.

I did that with my bullys.

[OmManiPadmeOmelet]

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"Fish1" > wrote:

> Rodney wrote:
> > I've got an Oranda that likes to nip at other goldfish. Is it normal
> behavior? I don't think it is trying to breed. It just loves to
> bother the other goldfish.
>
>
> Or you could flush it.
>
> I did that with my bullys.
>

Why waste it?
They are good scaled, gutted and fried in a little butter..... <smirk>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

[anemone]

Thats bloodly horrible you monster
"Fish1" > wrote in message
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>
> Rodney wrote:
>> I've got an Oranda that likes to nip at other goldfish. Is it normal
> behavior? I don't think it is trying to breed. It just loves to
> bother the other goldfish.
>
>
> Or you could flush it.
>
> I did that with my bullys.
>