Typical cichlid behavoir somewhat. Just staking his claim in a new territory most likely. Try offering more hiding spots or caves maybe.
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My tank defnitely has a lot of great hiding spots in it. It's heavily planted and has driftwood in it that has a large cave underneath. The three rams left in there seem to have found their spots and are coexsting quite well.
I have been watching the 3 that are left today and have noticed a marked improvement in their ability to get along... LoL
The one Bolivian that was left last night seemed to be bullying the two Germans after I got home from dropping Mr. Meaniepants off, however today he left them both alone and everyone seemed to be getting along just fine.
The only time the Bolivian seemed even the slightest bit agressive was when I fed everybody and he staked out his claim on his "spot" and wouldn't let the male German come near him while he was eating his algae wafer. Other than that, they are fine.
I am not certain of the sex of the Bolivians, they both look pretty much the same, however the Germans I know for sure are one of each. They have definitely taken to each other as well, as I haven't seen them far from each other most of the time. I will have to keep a close eye on them should the decide to spawn... although they are pretty small right now (about 1 1/2")so I'm not too worried.
My brother in law said today that Mr. Meaniepants is doing just fine in his tank and isn't bothering anyone... then again he's the smallest fish in the tank by a LOT, my BIL has 3 gigantic goldfish, 2 really big goldfish, the largest pleco I have ever seen (almost 8" long!!), and a couple of cory cats in a 55 gal tank. So Mr. Meanie doesn't really have a choice but to be nice.
If everybody else keeps getting along for the next couple of days, I am going to try to re-introduce Meaniepants to the rest of the tank and see how he gets along with the rest of the gang. If he misbehaves again then I'll know for sure that he has to be the only ram in a tank and he will be given a special spot in my new hex when that gets set up in a few weeks.
I have been watching the 3 that are left today and have noticed a marked improvement in their ability to get along... LoL
The one Bolivian that was left last night seemed to be bullying the two Germans after I got home from dropping Mr. Meaniepants off, however today he left them both alone and everyone seemed to be getting along just fine.
The only time the Bolivian seemed even the slightest bit agressive was when I fed everybody and he staked out his claim on his "spot" and wouldn't let the male German come near him while he was eating his algae wafer. Other than that, they are fine.
I am not certain of the sex of the Bolivians, they both look pretty much the same, however the Germans I know for sure are one of each. They have definitely taken to each other as well, as I haven't seen them far from each other most of the time. I will have to keep a close eye on them should the decide to spawn... although they are pretty small right now (about 1 1/2")so I'm not too worried.
My brother in law said today that Mr. Meaniepants is doing just fine in his tank and isn't bothering anyone... then again he's the smallest fish in the tank by a LOT, my BIL has 3 gigantic goldfish, 2 really big goldfish, the largest pleco I have ever seen (almost 8" long!!), and a couple of cory cats in a 55 gal tank. So Mr. Meanie doesn't really have a choice but to be nice.
If everybody else keeps getting along for the next couple of days, I am going to try to re-introduce Meaniepants to the rest of the tank and see how he gets along with the rest of the gang. If he misbehaves again then I'll know for sure that he has to be the only ram in a tank and he will be given a special spot in my new hex when that gets set up in a few weeks.
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