sairving Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 This past weekend, I brought home a 5 white cloud minnows from my LFS for my 10 gallon. I wanted 6 but the girl working at the store said it was better to buy schools of fish in an odd number in case of aggression. That I did not believe to be honest. Of the 5 white clouds, there is an aggressive male. He's harassed the other male (he hides behind the filter) and chases the females. The pygmy corys just stay out of the way. There's three of those. I know I need to add some tall plants to break line of site. Heat is set between 72-74 degrees. What else can I do? A bigger tank is out of the question right now. This is after doing some propagating this evening. Seriously, my Bettas where never this cranky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Maybe add some very tall plants, such as hornwort and such which grow really fast. Maybe be add some more white clouds so the aggression evens out. That LFS employee is rubbish, I always recommend at least 6 of a schooling fish to people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) Get more, the aggression will be spread out. Personally I’ve never noticed them being aggressive in any way other than their little breeding ritual. I’d add as many as I could without messing with your water parameters. You could always keep strictly white clouds for now. Once you can purchase something larger, then you can expand your collection. Good luck PS I’d go back and ask that sales associate how the fish know they’re in odd numbers? Edited October 28, 2022 by Jazz Pizza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 2:19 PM, Jazz Pizza said: I’d go back and ask that sales associate how the fish know they’re in odd numbers? Yes it does seems rather idiotic! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairving Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) On 10/28/2022 at 8:12 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Yes it does seems rather idiotic! It does. I was thinking the fish doesn't care if its even or odd numbers. I think she may have been new and still learning. Edited October 28, 2022 by sairving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 3:45 PM, sairving said: still learning. Let’s hope she does better next time 😏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I had a bullyish male in my group of 8. I added 6 more and he found his happy place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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