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Wow, thanks for the super thorough response, Mike!
I wonder if it’d change anything with a “staffing change” plan. 1. Add a likely pair (not both females for the reasons you outlined and so they don’t end up vying for the same limited real estate in the event that we get two clutches - heaping...
Pretty sure I got 2 females, a young male and a mature male fire red in this 55g. My plan was to wait for clear preference and remove a breeding pair to this 10g with some neons for a dither fish. One of the females disappeared for two days and looks healthier, so I think she’s been keeping...
Guess I better figure out how to take that video down; best not to spread misinformation. Could swear I was read up on that and thought it’s what I was seeing. Just as likely they just made a strong preference within the group of candidates I provided.
Thanks again. So, hmm. You’re thinking they are both actually female and I guess my reckoning of both their size must be off. I put the lighter one in a different community tank because of their chasing one another around and will be setting up two dedicated cichlid breeding tanks. My plan is to...
Thanks for responding. They are equivalent in body size and shape about 2.5 inches with the darker blue fish having a little bit more length from its back fin. I’ve seen the slightly smaller lighter one fired up recently and it takes on about the same coloration as the blue. Not quite as dark...
New here, first post. I have these two Apistogrammas that I bought as a male / female pair. Multiple pictures of a dark blue dominant male and a lighter “in question as to sex.”
I added a young female red from another source and now the first two don’t get along. I guess these two big originals...