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My DP's are getting out of hand

At first, just my big girl was picking on my little girl. Then she started picking on the boy. Then the boy and the girl started to actually fight, then my boy started to pick on and fight with my little girl also.

I don't want to just divide the tank into thirds. I don't have any spare tanks to seperate them with that arn't already in use.

I'm thinking about just having to get rid of my big girl and boy and keeping my little girl. I'm at a loss, because I don't want to lose them. But I am out of ideas.

Their tank is chock full of plants and hiding spots. I feed them each 3 bloodworms every other night along with a crushed snail once every few days.

D': help!

How big is the tank? Do you have enough decor, seperating their lines of sight?

It's a 10 gal. Tank. and like i said, it's full of hiding places. Around 10-13 plants (including little grass plants and a "fern" that sticks to the glass and covers the top of the tank) plus 4 hiding places and a real plant.



If I ended up getting rid of the girl and boy, are there any smaller fish (besides oto's) I could put in there? Would my little girl be okay with a couple zebra danios, or neon tetras?

I think the zebras would be a better choice.

Sorry to hear you are having problems.... it's got to be heartbreaking for you
I love danios or maybe some rasboras as they are a bit less manic!

I think I might stick to the danio thing. I've been staring at the ones in my LFS and there beauty taunts me. They are the most vibrant gold with prominent dark blue stripes.

How many could I get away with with the one DP in there?