Quarantine to Main Tank.....

[Geezer From The Freezer]

my little black moor has been in quarantine for 3 weeks, and I will
be moving him into the main tank (63gallon with 2 Moors, 2.5" and 3").

My little moor is considerably smaller than the other 2, he's maybe
1" or so. Will the big two bully him? He's so cute, and lost his
tank mate - so I am being extra cautious with him.

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you have to watch when you put him in. some fish do bully. Ingrid

Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:

>my little black moor has been in quarantine for 3 weeks, and I will
>be moving him into the main tank (63gallon with 2 Moors, 2.5" and 3").
>
>My little moor is considerably smaller than the other 2, he's maybe
>1" or so. Will the big two bully him? He's so cute, and lost his
>tank mate - so I am being extra cautious with him.



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[Geezer From The Freezer]

wrote:
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> you have to watch when you put him in. some fish do bully. Ingrid
>

ok, I will do. If his new tank mates bully, do you advise me to
bully them (i.e. chase with my hand)? I'm sure I've seen you mention
this with hands or a chopstick or something? Will that work?

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dont put a little one at risk. they just dont have the resources to survive the
stress. Ingrid

Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:

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>
wrote:
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>> you have to watch when you put him in. some fish do bully. Ingrid
>>
>
>ok, I will do. If his new tank mates bully, do you advise me to
>bully them (i.e. chase with my hand)? I'm sure I've seen you mention
>this with hands or a chopstick or something? Will that work?



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[Geezer From The Freezer]

wrote:
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> dont put a little one at risk. they just dont have the resources to survive the
> stress. Ingrid

Ingrid,

Are you suggesting keeping him in his little tank until he has grown bigger?

[Mel]

I've recently introduced a very small fish (about an inch) in with my big
boys, and she's been absolutely fine. They all get a long great and there
has been no bullying at all. I think I'd be tempted to give it a go on your
day off so you're around to supervise. If you want to introduce her gently
you could always get a tank divider, or just use a condenstation cover with
holes punched in it so the water can circulate, and leave her on one side of
the tank for a few days so they get used to her being around. Then if you
remove the partition during feeding time I bet none of them would notice!!
Mel.


"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
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>
>
> wrote:
> >
> > dont put a little one at risk. they just dont have the resources to
survive the
> > stress. Ingrid
>
> Ingrid,
>
> Are you suggesting keeping him in his little tank until he has grown
bigger?

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yeah, if there is any indication the others are going to chase him. Ingrid

Geezer From The Freezer > wrote:

>
>
wrote:
>>
>> dont put a little one at risk. they just dont have the resources to survive the
>> stress. Ingrid
>
>Ingrid,
>
>Are you suggesting keeping him in his little tank until he has grown bigger?



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[Geezer From The Freezer]

wrote:
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> yeah, if there is any indication the others are going to chase him. Ingrid

ok thanks Ingrid & Mel for the suggestions.

[George Thompson]

Oddly enough, my fish all give as good as they get. Occasionally
there will be a bunch of chasing, but all of them will participate.
It's like tag. The fish don't seem to be stressed either.

"Mel" > wrote in message >...
> I've recently introduced a very small fish (about an inch) in with my big
> boys, and she's been absolutely fine. They all get a long great and there
> has been no bullying at all. I think I'd be tempted to give it a go on your
> day off so you're around to supervise. If you want to introduce her gently
> you could always get a tank divider, or just use a condenstation cover with
> holes punched in it so the water can circulate, and leave her on one side of
> the tank for a few days so they get used to her being around. Then if you
> remove the partition during feeding time I bet none of them would notice!!
> Mel.
>
>
> "Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > dont put a little one at risk. they just dont have the resources to
> survive the
> > > stress. Ingrid
> >
> > Ingrid,
> >
> > Are you suggesting keeping him in his little tank until he has grown
> bigger?

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Well the little fella is in there (and 16 fry out :) )
he seemed a little stressed and started hanging around the filter
intake - this shocked me as my last fish to go to heaven did this!!

After a few minutes though he perked up, and was swimming with
the female fish, following her and "mimic"ing her - so cute.
This morning, all was well and dandy :)