There has been threads about solo males aggression. What i can report is the solo male ortega i moved out of the 65 to a 29 is extremely aggressive by itself. In the 29 the previous population was 7 cory eque 6 ember tetra a young krobia i haven't removed yet (though I did try to catch him) and a female nannacara.
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The ortegai killed the nannacara (I think); nearly killed one cory and chases them out of his area; goes after the krobia and the tetra. He has claimed nearly 1/3 of the aquarium from top to bottom as his territory (that means if a tetra swims near the top in that area it will be chased).
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The three female i moved to a 180 which has my group of b. cupido and m. ergeris and they have been pretty passive.
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So what to do with the male ortegai what to do - i could toss him into the 600 with the clown loaches and very large flag chilid (6 nches); find a broom and spank him daily; let him terriorize my cory until he passes next century or hang out to dry in the sun.
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The ortegai killed the nannacara (I think); nearly killed one cory and chases them out of his area; goes after the krobia and the tetra. He has claimed nearly 1/3 of the aquarium from top to bottom as his territory (that means if a tetra swims near the top in that area it will be chased).
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The three female i moved to a 180 which has my group of b. cupido and m. ergeris and they have been pretty passive.
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So what to do with the male ortegai what to do - i could toss him into the 600 with the clown loaches and very large flag chilid (6 nches); find a broom and spank him daily; let him terriorize my cory until he passes next century or hang out to dry in the sun.