cyilchids wierd behavior!

Question
Hi, well i have had my 37 gallond tank for over a year now and everything has been fine, so fine that my convicts have bread.Well my question is that i also have large sized leopard cychlid and a couple of red jewl cychlids and some others, but fore about a week my tank has become crzzy! for some reason my big male convict has been almost bitten to death, and my favorit fish of all the leopard cychlid has been bitten a lot, therfore he hides and does not come out to eat.So i decided to remove him and put him in my 10 gallond tank, about 5 hour later i fed him and wierdly he ate, he also ate 2 fish that were in there including an irridesant shark and a guppy, the moment i say this i put him back in the tank again now he is hinind and will not eat, i beg you please help!!!!THANKS!!!!

Answer
Hi Michael;

Convicts are well known for being extremely aggressive. When breeding, they will kill other fish. Even fish 3 times their size....or die trying. You need another tank for the others or even just an aquarium divider to help them out. Your local fish store should have them, or use a piece of glass and add an extra filter if yours won't go on both sides. I fear your leopard and the other fish will die soon if they don't get away from the "happy couple".

Hope things get better for them all soon.......

At Your Service;
Chris Robbins