philjo1 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Quick question - Neo. Caudopunctatus, Are the males quite aggressive towards the females when they are trying to "attract" a female? I have what I believe is 2 males and 2 females. 1 of the males is alternating between aggressively chasing the 2 females and nipping at them, "showing off" alongside them and sort of positioning himself between the other male and the females. He isn't showing any aggression towards the male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Males have a yellow edge to their tail fins and female do not, in my experience. I find that males can be aggressive to females that they are not paired with. Otherwise they’re fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 have you tried to increase the distance between the shells and use some form of structure to stop line of sight I have found these the best moves if there is aggression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjo1 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 They are only new in the tank. The males were put in on Saturday and have been quite peaceful together. The 2 females went in yesterday and that's when the aggression began. I thought perhaps it was a sign that the 1 of the males was trying to pair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Ahh, that would explain it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjo1 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 brucem so you think it could be some sort of pairing behaviour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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