Banggai cardinals fighting

clayspst

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I have three banggai cardinals and there is one chasing the other two around the tank. I am in the process of catching them so the one doesn't kill the other two. If I add a couple of females will this make things worse or will they stop fighting?
 
No, just separate them. If you don't the more aggressive one will kill the others. It is possible that the two getting chased are a pair.

Adding more will just make things worse.
 
My pair fought some in a 20 before I moved them to a 55 they are a confirmed pair cause now 1 carrying eggs. Though before I had 3 an they fought violently those were 3 males so possibly same issue you got 3 males.
 
Females are usually the aggressors in Banggai. Odds are you have 3 females, or one ready to breed and 2 males that are not. Remove one of the chased ones to see what happens first but keep a close eye on them. I've had particularly mean females kill more than one mate.
 
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