Aros comm - advice needed

[rot]

My tank is 8' x 2.5' x 2.5'
With 4 aros about same size
2 wave pumps

It was a very hard time for my aros.
I just try to mix them together in one tank..
They always fight like no one business..
How long shall i wait for them to know each other and stop fighting?
Any advice to avoid them fight?

 

[exoticaquaria]

add some cheap/large dither fish so the aros can beat on those instead of themselves. add in a divider so they have less space to size each other up. widen their section every week or so.

 

[rot]

add some cheap/large dither fish so the aros can beat on those instead of themselves. add in a divider so they have less space to size each other up. widen their section every week or so.

good idea iam reducing the water level and add more wave punp

 

[tomuhs]

I also like the dither advice from Mike.

Have you tried putting up partition/egg crate so they can get accustomed then slowly removing? Sometimes you just need more aros too!

 

[exoticaquaria]

I also like the dither advice from Mike.

Have you tried putting up partition/egg crate so they can get accustomed then slowly removing? Sometimes you just need more aros too!

haha more aros i like that idea.

 

[rot]

haha more aros i like that idea.

yeah i just add another 2 aros..so total now are 6 aros..good luck to me..haha

 

[hondas3000]

yeah the more aro is the better and with 6 aro is a good number to start. Just keep in mine that they will still fight but not that fatal so you need to keep up with water change so they can heal faster and fight again .

 

[rot]

yeah the more aro is the better and with 6 aro is a good number to start. Just keep in mine that they will still fight but not that fatal so you need to keep up with water change so they can heal faster and fight again .

AAAAA++ i like ur statement!! yes they will fight..and heal fast.. i will wc daily and put salt..

 

[rot]

i added in 2 powerfull pond pump! Now they cant even fight at all..They too busy fighting with wave current..

 

[rot]

Looks like the fight will never end..hahaha..managed to reduce it..a good step..

 

[rot]

they get along now

 

[rot]

ok confirmed no fight at all for 2 days!!
i finally managed to comm 8 aros in 6 days!!
a very tiring task but iam happy at last..
i will try to comm another tank after this..thanks all for the help and advice..
managed to comm 8 aros :-

4 xback gold bluebase
1 chili red
1 blood red
1 xback goldenhead
1 silver

The biggest is 12 inches and
The smallest is 6 inches

 

[Dis]

Congrats on getting them to settle. Sounds like a stressful task. Any full tank shots?

 

[rot]

 

[rot]

Will add 1 more chili red tomorrow..

 

[rot]

Congrats on getting them to settle. Sounds like a stressful task. Any full tank shots?

yeahh a very stressful and tiring process..almost every hours need to monitor..