davewark
New Member
Hi Folks - I am new to this website, but not to fishkeeping. I spent many years raising African rift lake cichlids. After some years away from fishkeeping I agreed with the family to try killifish, as they seemed like they would take up less space! I wanted to start with something easy, so I bought a trio (two females and a male) fundulopanchax gardneri. I was worried about the male bullying the females, so they were placed in a heavily planted 45 liter tank with a few small corys and kuhli's to clean up any uneaten food. To my surprise I do have a bullying problem, but it is the opposite - the females hang out together but chase the male, who has been hiding on the bottom of the tank behind a log for a couple of days. The females are so swollen with eggs they look like they will explode, but no breeding is going to take place while he is hiding in a corner. Anybody have any suggestions about what I can do to get him to regain his mojo? Or do I just need to get a different male?