Chocolates are usually pretty mellow, but that doesn mean that they won bite fins.> If he is by himself, what size tank will he require?
< For the short term a 30 gallon, eventually a 12 inches he will need a 55 of his own.> I hate to remove him from the tank as he is such a gorgeous fish and he will be missed. I also had a golden severum (about 5″) that I had to remove because he was a male also and the chocolate hated him – didn’t want him to die, but he died when I changed his tank. Any ideas would be so appreciated. I am quite attach to all of my fish and I have had them all for years, and hate to lose any of them. Help. Donna < Place the cichlid in his own tank for awhile. See if the nipped fins get better. If not then the chocolate may not be the guilty party. Watch the silver dollar too.-Chuck> Re: Chocolate Cichlid Bully 8/14/05 Hi Chuck – thanks for your response.
