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joeyg2100

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I finally got a pair of these fish for my 35 gallon hex. They have been in the tank for 5 days now. The male look awsome and the female just looks so cute. I noticed this morning that the male was already hitting the female in the side with his tail, but she wanted nothing to do with him so she just swam away. The femail is about 1" and the male is double her size, so are my fish old enough to spawn yet?

I am so excited about getting a pair of these I have wanted a pair for a long time now. I was first going to go with blue rams, but decided on these as I heard and read they are hardier than blues. And they also will do better in my water conditions. As I have a ph of 7.8 and hardness of 60. I know they aren't the best, but that is what my tap water is.
 

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Your fish are sexually mature & are showing typical pre-breeding (courting) behavior. Once the female fills with eggs & is interested in breeding, she will respond to the courtship "dance" of the male. Until then she will display a submissive response & swim away and hide.
 

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