Yellow lab being harassed

I have a 55 gallon tank with 1 male and 2 female yellow labidochromis
caeruleus. For the past few days, one of the females has been getting
harassed by the male and even the other female. She has been taking
refuge behind the heater. This morning, I noticed that her tail fin
was badly bitten and so I immediately removed her to a quarantine
tank, to which I added some melafix and stress coat to aid recovery.
She doesn't seem to be holding.

Was that the right thing to do? Can someone suggest some treatment for
her? And will it be safe to introduce her back into the main tank
after she's recovered? Will it be helpful to buy another female or two
to curb the aggression?

Thanks,
satyen

|| I have a 55 gallon tank with 1 male and 2 female yellow labidochromis
|| caeruleus. For the past few days, one of the females has been getting
|| harassed by the male and even the other female. She has been taking
|| refuge behind the heater. This morning, I noticed that her tail fin
|| was badly bitten and so I immediately removed her to a quarantine
|| tank, to which I added some melafix and stress coat to aid recovery.
|| She doesn't seem to be holding.
||
|| Was that the right thing to do? Can someone suggest some treatment
|| for her? And will it be safe to introduce her back into the main tank
|| after she's recovered? Will it be helpful to buy another female or
|| two to curb the aggression?

a few suggestions...
1. more females, to spread the harassment around.
2. more dither fish (you didn't mention, so you may already have them) such
as rainbows, bigger bodied fish, something to break up the chase at times
3. more similar bodied, sized fish, to, as they call, "controlled
overcrowding" which is what malawis are actually used to...

good luck.

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a few suggestions...
1. more females, to spread the harassment around.
2. more dither fish (you didn't mention, so you may already have them) such
as rainbows, bigger bodied fish, something to break up the chase at times
3. more similar bodied, sized fish, to, as they call, "controlled
overcrowding" which is what malawis are actually used to...

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will get a couple more females.

Also, now I suspect that the damage to the fins may not be due to
aggression, but because of some disease like fin rot. There is a lot
of red coloration at the base of the fins and the fins seems to be
shrinking. I am planning to use a salt bath as an anti-bacterial
remedy, as recommended by a book on fish diseases I have.

satyen

Also, now I suspect that the damage to the fins may not be due to
aggression, but because of some disease like fin rot. There is a lot
of red coloration at the base of the fins and the fins seems to be
shrinking. I am planning to use a salt bath as an anti-bacterial
remedy, as recommended by a book on fish diseases I have.

Unfortunately, the female lab died yesterday.. it looks like she had a
disease after all. Her fins were almost completely eroded and there
were red sores everywhere. My fish diseases book tells me thats a sign
of fin rot. Has anyone encountered this before? What is a good remedy
for fin rot?

Thanks,
satyen