harem of anthias

[jamal]

ok i was trying to get a harem of lyretails going. i had 4 lyretails and was going to get 2 more. one died today from starvation and stress. one of the females was turning into a male and that is the aggressive one. he/she was pestering them and i noticed that only two would come out and a third one during feedings. now i have three which are fine but i dont know how to proceed. should i try and add the other lyretails together so as to limit aggression? what can i do to get them all in there without this happening again?

[lanman]

ok i was trying to get a harem of lyretails going. i had 4 lyretails and was going to get 2 more. one died today from starvation and stress. one of the females was turning into a male and that is the aggressive one. he/she was pestering them and i noticed that only two would come out and a third one during feedings. now i have three which are fine but i dont know how to proceed. should i try and add the other lyretails together so as to limit aggression? what can i do to get them all in there without this happening again?

 

Sorry to hear that... I got a group of three just a few days ago; so far they all 'flock together', and they all eat quite well (pigs!). Hope I don't have similar problems.

 

bob

[jamal]

yea because i have had success with fish in the short term but i dont know why the turning male decided to be soo aggressive. it is really painful for me and my first reaction is to blame myself. i want some info before i proceed