I have had my A. Agassizi pair for about 2 weeks now. They were coexisting fairly peacefully till the last couple days. He seems to have become extremely aggressive. There is damage to the female's caudal fin, and she spends almost all her daylight time hiding. Last night I found her up behind the filter intake, where she stayed for several hours.
After lights out, the male seemed to calm down a little. She came out and started poking around for food like usual. This morning though, the male is back to his aggressive behavior.
I am in the middle of cycling a 10g tank I am using as a QT tank, but it is still in the nitrite phase. I really have no way of separating them, and am worried that the male is going to kill her, whether directly or through stress/disease.
Is this common for the species, and what do most people do about it? Thanks for any help.
After lights out, the male seemed to calm down a little. She came out and started poking around for food like usual. This morning though, the male is back to his aggressive behavior.
I am in the middle of cycling a 10g tank I am using as a QT tank, but it is still in the nitrite phase. I really have no way of separating them, and am worried that the male is going to kill her, whether directly or through stress/disease.
Is this common for the species, and what do most people do about it? Thanks for any help.