CarissaT
Fish Fanatic
Fighting again last night. Mouth lock for a solid 5 minutes while I was watching ending with some fin nips. But neither one is hiding or running away. The smaller one is now behaving more aggressively towards the other fish in the tank, chasing them away from what sheās decided is her plant. But both of them hang out in those plants and she doesnāt chase the male away. Since nobody seems to be getting seriously hurt or bullied right now Iām going to leave well enough alone and see if this plays out.
Iām just going with the idea of being a m/f now because between the breeding tube difference and the egg bulge in suspected female I would be surprised if they were both male. So if we go on that assumption (m/f) what is this behavior all about? Two cranky fish reaching sexual maturity and deciding how things are going to be? The female not ready to spawn yet? The male not sure if he likes her?
Iām just going with the idea of being a m/f now because between the breeding tube difference and the egg bulge in suspected female I would be surprised if they were both male. So if we go on that assumption (m/f) what is this behavior all about? Two cranky fish reaching sexual maturity and deciding how things are going to be? The female not ready to spawn yet? The male not sure if he likes her?