What Do You Reckon?

[aly_starh]

Welll here is one for the books, after deciding there definately was no male in the tank after hours of searching the female being unattended and stressed. Went on Saturday to get their last male as wouldnt be ordering anymore. This one was less colourful but much more attentive to the female and doing a much better job. All seemed well in the community tank.

So looking in this morning they seem to have made home of a shell at the bottom of the tank which is nice, they were snuggled in there, moving round so I could make sure everyone was ok and what should I see? Only the blooming elusive male! Well they have behaved and lived at opposite ends of the tank it seems but being only 160 litres not that big to keep them from killing each other. You have never seen lightening reactions as fast as these! Whipped the unattentive male out into a tank with panda cories and he is better in there. Saw no aggressive behaviour and no terratorial issues. Think I was extremely lucky. So now two male killies!

hahaha, i think your just destined to keep buying more fishies!

 

[lilacamy931]

Welll we reckon it was a ploy by the fish shop, trained the first to hide so I go back and by another and oh look £5 minimum on the card? better top up what Im buying then! DOH!

What can I say buying fish calms the dark side

how are all your fishies doing?

 

[aly_starh]

Welll we reckon it was a ploy by the fish shop, trained the first to hide so I go back and by another and oh look £5 minimum on the card? better top up what Im buying then! DOH!

What can I say buying fish calms the dark side

how are all your fishies doing?

All? lol, Only have Gambit and Tizzy atm... they are doing Fabby, ive updated the spawn thread BTW, with piccys! YAY, Gambit made a nest too!

 

[snowflake311]

Tank looks great I love all the plants and sure the fish do too. Well I'm glad your pretty male killi is alive and well.

 

[lilacamy931]

LOL thanks snowflake. Glad he is too as he is chunkier and brighter coloured. Glad he is too (as hate fishies dying but also not waste of money). he will have to lead a bachelor life for now The plants keep having to replant as becky plecky has her daily landscape

Aw glad they are well alystarh x

 

[lilacamy931]

I was going to ask, that usually male killies will kill each within a certain space, would my two be ok in a heavily planted 160 litre? i tried her in with the separated male in the panda cory tank but she went into chase mod with teh cories.