Give bully fish to LFS?

[coolchinchilla]

I'm the one with a fish who is a bully -- forces all the other fish
in the tank into a corner like a sheep dog. The "sheep" fish can
hardly move without being chased.

I went to my LFS and asked the guy if he'd be willing to take my
bully. He said he would, so I may do that. But I'm wondering if
some other fish will become the new bully.

Any ideas? Would it be a good solution to give the bully to the
fish store?

Tbanks!
coolchinchilla

[Billy]

"coolchinchilla" > wrote in
message ...

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> Any ideas? Would it be a good solution to give the bully to the
> fish store?
>


Me, I end up setting up another tank for my violent criminals.

Bringing an unsociable fish to the LFS is a great option. You'll be
less stressed, and your fish as well. I have exersised this option a
couple times, when I was entering the marine tank world, as I didn't
understand how much more territorial marine critters can be than most
freshwater species. I even got store credit.

billy

[bettasngoldfish]

Billy wrote:
> "coolchinchilla" > wrote in
> message ...
>
> >
> > Any ideas? Would it be a good solution to give the bully to the
> > fish store?
> >
>
>
> Me, I end up setting up another tank for my violent criminals.
>
> Bringing an unsociable fish to the LFS is a great option. You'll be
> less stressed, and your fish as well. I have exersised this option a
> couple times, when I was entering the marine tank world, as I didn't
> understand how much more territorial marine critters can be than most
> freshwater species. I even got store credit.
>
> billy

I have had to take some bully cichlids to the lfs (I have too many
tanks and no space left or I would have set up a tank for them and kept
them) I did not receive any store credit but they did take them off my
hands and my tank is much more peaceful because of it : ) I must admit
though I did feel bad leaving them there : (

Maria

[Nikki Casali]

coolchinchilla wrote:

> I'm the one with a fish who is a bully -- forces all the other fish in
> the tank into a corner like a sheep dog. The "sheep" fish can hardly
> move without being chased.
>
> I went to my LFS and asked the guy if he'd be willing to take my bully.
> He said he would, so I may do that. But I'm wondering if some other
> fish will become the new bully.
>
> Any ideas? Would it be a good solution to give the bully to the fish
> store?

I have a fish that is bully, a type of Chinese algae eater, that I was
really tempted to give back to the LFS. But instead I set up a tank for
him with very peaceful fish and he has become very passive. I worried
how the next owner of the fish would treat him. Would a newbie buy him
and dump him in a goldfish bowl to rot? Would they find him too
aggressive and flush him down the bathroom toilet? What I've heard about
how people deal with aggressive fish like CAE, I decided it was in his
best interest if I kept him.

Sure, I have found on occasion that there is a hierarchy of aggression
that is not apparent until the top aggressor is removed. I remove the
aggressive CAE who beats up everyone, then I find that the redtailed
shark is beating up the two ruby sharks. I remove the redtailed shark
and find that the two ruby sharks are squabbling between themselves and
inflicting terrible wounds.

If you have no spare tanks, then return it to the LFS. Or depending on
the type of fish it is, you could set up more hiding places or separate
out areas with plants to make other fish less visible and to give it
less territory to visibly guard.

Nikki

[coolchinchilla]

Nikki Casali wrote:

> I worried
> how the next owner of the fish would treat him. Would a newbie buy him
> and dump him in a goldfish bowl to rot? Would they find him too
> aggressive and flush him down the bathroom toilet? What I've heard about
> how people deal with aggressive fish like CAE, I decided it was in his
> best interest if I kept him.

I hadn't thought of that. I'd hate to see my bully go to someone
who would be unkind or even effectively poison him. :-( He doesn't
mean to be a bully. He is just being who he is as a fish.

Something to mull over.
coolchinchilla