catcher Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Well, most of what you read say's that "Malawi eye biter" is a slang name and it's doesn't reflect a trait of the fish. I have a colony of one large male and four girls, all mostly full size. Tonight I witnessed the male attack one of the smaller girls and what did he go for? Her eyes, both sides, I've never seen this before and he did a bloody good job of it, she's a mess. The attack lasted about 30 seconds but it did the damage. Has anyone else seen this behaviour first hand? cheers glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YAL05T Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Yeah mate I have witnessed a large adult male do the same to some blues and yellows in a display tank at a lfs.....was kind of shocking to watch, though the staff didnt seem to give a toss Have not seen one do it to a potential partner though, maybe she was playing too hard to get, or could it be a sub. male? Hope your little one heals fine anyway, Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanus Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Howdy, I just bought a pair yesterday - the female has a chunk taken from her nose - apparently from the male. The LFS told me it was because they were in a small tank - so far the pair is in my quarratine tank and no sign of aggression and they look really cool I plan to put them in my frontosa tank which is 3 foot high by 4.6 foot long - with the idea that the fronties stay mainly at the bottom and the D. comps will stay mainly at the top of the tank. I did read somewhere that these fish are mainly aggressive (mildly) to conspecifics and leave the rest (larger than themselves) alone thus a good community fish..... wait and see I suppose Any info reagrding the compatability with frontosas would be appreciated. Cheers Sean P.S. I haven't been able to get these guys to eat yet, even though I have only had them overnight - do yours eat pellets. Have tried this pair on pellets and beef heart cichlid dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catcher Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 Yeah, a combination of sinking pellets, vegi flake, and algae disc's. They do keep to themselves generally but do have a mean streak if they get aggitated. They will chase anything at any size. cheers Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 lol, my little male is aggressive when breeding (he's only about 12cm) all until an acei just over half his size decided he'd had enough and gave it back. Never seen a the predator swim away faster in my life.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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