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Hi all,
I just recently bought a few of these buggers from a local store here and had a few questions. They are very young and for the life of me seem impossible to sex at this size. I bought two fish a week ago and after a two days in the tanks I thought I had bought two females. I went back and grabbed one more (which I believed to be a male) and put him in the tank. The tank is a 10g with lots of wood, java moss, and a couple of caves. I figured since they were young this would be fine until I could be sure of the sexes. Apparently I have guessed wrong. After two peaceful days things have turned south. The two fish I had bought originally and believed to be females have been relentlessly pursuing the third fish around the tank not giving him a moments peace. I finally had to pull it b/c I didn't think he would last another day.
I figure that either a) I sexed them wrong and I have more males than I thought or b) the females are really aggressive. The fish are right around an inch long.
Is this type of aggression normal? Will young males have the spade-shaped tail. Both fish whom have become the aggressors have rounded caudal fins but have some red in the tail and the dorsal fin.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Brad
I just recently bought a few of these buggers from a local store here and had a few questions. They are very young and for the life of me seem impossible to sex at this size. I bought two fish a week ago and after a two days in the tanks I thought I had bought two females. I went back and grabbed one more (which I believed to be a male) and put him in the tank. The tank is a 10g with lots of wood, java moss, and a couple of caves. I figured since they were young this would be fine until I could be sure of the sexes. Apparently I have guessed wrong. After two peaceful days things have turned south. The two fish I had bought originally and believed to be females have been relentlessly pursuing the third fish around the tank not giving him a moments peace. I finally had to pull it b/c I didn't think he would last another day.
I figure that either a) I sexed them wrong and I have more males than I thought or b) the females are really aggressive. The fish are right around an inch long.
Is this type of aggression normal? Will young males have the spade-shaped tail. Both fish whom have become the aggressors have rounded caudal fins but have some red in the tail and the dorsal fin.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Brad