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Why do my fishes fight2007-11-24 23:43:51

I'd suggest doing some research yourself before you purchase any more. Here is an awesome site to do just that with.

Aquaria Central Species Profiles

http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/.

Good luck

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New tank, new surroundings, new territory to protect, its normal for nearly all fish breeds, whether wild caught or captive bred. If it doesnt settle , bring the bully back.

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If you bought peaceful community fish, it shouldn't be the species, but it could very well be your male to female ratio. Peaceful fish like platys and guppies will become very aggressive if they have to fight over females. a good ratio is 2 to 3 females for every male. While guppies are easy to tell male to female, it takes an experienced eye to see the anal gland seperating males from females. Be specific at the store when you ask for fish that you want females or males.

try adding some more females to see if that works

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take one of the fish out! or ull have dead fish

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maybe they don't like each other,or just don't put them together all the time. Put them in seperate bowls

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itt would be helpful if i knew what kind of fish u hav, but is probably over territory or maybe u have more males than females

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Your fish fight because they are trying to fight for dominance in the tank. I have Oscars and one is very aggressive.You cannot have aggressive fish in the same tank unless you want them to fight to the death, and that is what will happen. I have gone through three algae eaters because my Oscars see them as the enemy and will attack them at night and by the morning they are dead. Eventually one will gain more dominance over the other, and when that happens you need to seperate them because the weaker one will be stressed out and the dominant one will continue to attack until it dies.