chichlid tank question

[ZackLanduyt]

I have been doing some rearanging of fish in my two tanks, I am keeping the fluval as an aggressive tank with African Cichlids, my question is I just got another little guy he is beatiful, he is a deep blue with black stripes running lengthwise, my yellow cichlid has the same markings only instead of blue he is yellow, the issue I am having is the yellow one being a bit bigger is chasing the blue one around almost relentlessy, he leaves my other african cichlid alone, he is blue with black stripes running perpendicular to his length, he leaves the new guy alone though unless the new guy gets chased to close then he will let him know about it, no fin damage to report so nipping doesn't seem to be an issue but will the constant chasing ever cease or will this eventually kill my little guy

 

[Twiggles]

could this be the fish you speak of?
MELANOCHROMIS JOHANNI

my guess would be that the new guy is a johanni and the other is an auratus

 

[ZackLanduyt]

Yeah they look like the blue and black one a few pictures down except the yellow guy is the sam just yellow, he has the black stripes and all

 

[ZackLanduyt]

in fact in the middle picture there is a yellow one in the background that looks just like mine

 

[OrangeCones]

You have a pair then

 

[Twiggles]

yeah the yellow one in the background IS an auratus

 

[ZackLanduyt]

Ah ok makes sense also would a beta do ok in a tank with them or would they nip at the beta

 

[OrangeCones]

Your cichlids would eat the betta.

 

[ZackLanduyt]

ok thanks, also if the betta does get chewed on do his fins grow back?? im just curious

 

[lauraf]

Any fish's fins will grow back given time, but they will often succumb to infection and die before then. Think of it as losing a chunk of your skin!

 

[OrangeCones]

ok thanks, also if the betta does get chewed on do his fins grow back?? im just curious

As long as the fin ray is still there, it can regrow, provided the fish does not die of complications as lauraf stated.

If the fin ray itself is gone, there is no way to regenerate it.

 

[lauraf]

As long as the fin ray is still there, it can regrow, provided the fish does not die of complications as lauraf stated.

If the fin ray itself is gone, there is no way to regenerate it.

Indeed, yes - thanks for clarifying!

 

[Twiggles]

dude just don't put a betta in with the african cichlids

 

[lauraf]

I don't think he was actually going to put a betta in there (at least I hope not!) - I think he was just curious about fins growing back in general.

 

[Twiggles]

lol my apologies then. That would be some crazy fight to the death is all i know.

 

[ZackLanduyt]

No I didn't put him in there, I was as stated just curious if the fins would grow back, he is in his own tank with a few other friends and he is looking good don't worry!! Thanks for the info guys!