fishyone Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hi guys this is only my 2nd fish tank (the other was a 1 footer with a goldfish and 3 danio's ) Its a 6x14x18 300ishl. Running a 2200l canister a fluval 300w heater & twin t8's one white one growlux. Stocking atm is: 4 clown loaches 2x brislenoses 1 peppermint plec 3x lombardi 4x auratus 4x hongi 4x red zeb's 2x saulosi 2x regani The plan is to move the regani & saulosi on to a safer home soon b4 the auratus breed. Now my reason for posting is the auratus are acting strangely. I bought 3 originally and they all turned out to be female, so i got a male 2xdays ago and put him into the tank. I did it @ lights out and even reearanged the rockwork b4 this was done. My 7cm red zebra is the boss of the tank atm and didnt bat an eyelid @ him. But the female auratus have gone crazy... They are fighting amongst themselves and the one that seems to be winning is chasing the male around and circling with him for a moment then bites him & the chase resumes. Is this odd? It seems like a really strange version of courting behavior that i have read about unless i have my wires crossed. Any opinions on the stocking and possible issues would be appreciated. Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Let the pecking order establish of a day or two I reckon. Females might be ripe to breed. Once the 1st female has a mothful she won't be chasing others or the male! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Those auratus are a tough fish & will take on larger fish not a problem 7cm is small for your Red Zeb ,What sex is the auratus,Female yellow, male turn into a dark purple with black stripe? Your running the risk of cross breeding with 3-Ps's in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishyone Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Those auratus are a tough fish & will take on larger fish not a problem 7cm is small for your Red Zeb ,What sex is the auratus,Female yellow, male turn into a dark purple with black stripe? Your running the risk of cross breeding with 3-Ps's in there. Yeah the fry wont be for sale so thats not much of an issue really. It seems now i may actually have 2 males in there as one of the "females" is a fair bit darker than before, Though not as dark as the "male" and these are the two that seem to be fighting the most. I take it the issues with crossbreeding are between the zebs + lombardi? As the saulosi will be leaving shortly they are not much of a concern, As the coloring on my zebs is washy at best i am considering swapping them out before the tank gets too established and replacing them with another fish. Does anyone have any suggestions of a fish with no xbreeding issues + will be able to hold its own in my tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 From what you say your female is a sub dominant male, So thats why they are fighting. If they change from the yellow they are as fry they are male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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