Bullying Guppies Help!!!

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Offline Naomi12345

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Bullying guppies help!!!
« on: May 11, 2014, 06:31:40 PM »
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As a favour to someone who had bred too many I took 3 male guppies last week. Put them in my tank with 1 remaining male guppy, pair of dwarf gourami, 4 platies (1 male, 3 female), green neons, few cories, harlequins. They are like little Red Devils and have been bullying my male platy and have chewed lots of skin from under his gill area with some blood staining... I'm worried he is going to die... And really regret these 3 new additions.
My 2 other tanks one has a male betta, slender harlequins, cherry barbs  and neons... The other female Bettas, pair of rams, golden barbs, tetras ... Not sure who to shift where or to just humanely remove the new 3 ...
Thought of putting my male to recover in my under stocked tank with male betta  he isn't at all aggressive to other tank mates but still heard bad things about mixing then!!!
Please help!!!!

A Selection of Fish in my Fish Community Creator Tanks
Siamese Fighting Fish (female) (7) - Golden Barb (3) - Black Phantom Tetra (5) - Cherry Barb (1) - Neon Tetra (10) - Slender Harlequin (2) - Siamese Fighting Fish (male) (1) - Flame Tetra (6) - Platy (8) - Harlequin Rasbora (4) - Neon Tetra (9) - Honey Gourami (2) -
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Re: Bullying guppies help!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2014, 07:35:09 PM »
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I haven't heard of guppies bullying a platy before, but there's first time for everything. Have they been leaving the guppy that was already there alone?

I think if it was me, I'd rehome them. Donate them to a shop?

They can't go in the tank with the male betta - even if he left them alone, if they are known nippers, the guppies would go for him.
And in with the female bettas, some females are as bad as males for attacking other fish, especially if the bettas were there first. If you want to keep them, this is the only tank I'd risk.

As for moving the platy and leaving the guppies there, my concern would be that once the platy was gone would they start on another fish.

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Re: Bullying guppies help!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2014, 08:27:34 PM »
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The other guppy is untouched... Did have loads of male guppies before but gradually over time they have died, the original one is placid as anything and the new ones aren't fussed about him.... One of the harlequins had a go at one of the newbies as the guppy was giving them grief... Just saw one of the guppies going  for a female platy but she saw them off...

Think I will contact local fish shop to see if they will have them but can't for a couple of days due to work....  Think my male platy may pass away before then 😢 could he be put in either tank before I can get rid of the terrible trio???

A Selection of Fish in my Fish Community Creator Tanks
Siamese Fighting Fish (female) (7) - Golden Barb (3) - Black Phantom Tetra (5) - Cherry Barb (1) - Neon Tetra (10) - Slender Harlequin (2) - Siamese Fighting Fish (male) (1) - Flame Tetra (6) - Platy (8) - Harlequin Rasbora (4) - Neon Tetra (9) - Honey Gourami (2) -
Note: The user may not necessarily own these fish, these are tanks that they may be building or researching for stocking purposes


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Re: Bullying guppies help!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2014, 01:15:00 PM »
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The only one I'd risk is the tank with the female bettas. Hopefully they won't mistake him for a male betta, but there is that risk so keep an eye on things.

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