I bought a new female leo ray a couple months back. Within the first week she got beat up, some small nips on the disc but a quite large bite right where her hip bone should be ( I mean the base of the tail, I say should be because its not showing as she is nice and plump), bigger than the size of a toonie. I have a very dominant female leo in there that I thought was the culprit, and a more docile male leo that have lived together in peace. The reason I initaially thought it was the fmeale because the new one would run away from the female and I walked in on the old female dominating the new one pretty hard one day (holding her down while the othe rone was freaking out, tails up). The reason I think now that it is the male is because recently while separated, for the first time ever, the dominant female has been getting some bites on her, a small one on the hip and a few nips on the disc, but nothing like the other one.
Anyway, I separated her with an egg crate divider, healed her up back to 100%, and reintroduced her. They were fine together for about a month, only small nips but the dominant female got some small ones too. Yesterday I come back with a small bite out of the new ones disc, as well as a large bite on the hip again, bigger this time. Needless to say I separated again, however I am curious about a few things. THe males claspers have certainly gotten larger, but they are definitely not swollen or rolled, nor as big as you see some posted here. They are all about 13-14" discs, year and a couple months to a year and a half old.
What I am curious about is:
Is there any significance to the biting on the hip? I have heard of bites to the disc as a frequent occurence, but can anyone shed some light on the hip thing, keeping in mind it happened on my new female on two sides and a small one on the dominant female? (I'm hoping to hear it's a sign of breeding )
Does anyone have any suggestions to reintroduce her back to the other two with more success? She doesn't seem to be too phased by it, she used to be quite skiddish but thats because she just came to a new home, and she doesnt have issues hanging out with the other two rays or bothered by the bites (although I do see her alone more than I see the other two alone). I am hoping that this doesn't mean that she will never be compatible with my tank.
Is this a bad sign that my male will be overly dominant when he fully matures?
Thanks for the help.
Anyway, I separated her with an egg crate divider, healed her up back to 100%, and reintroduced her. They were fine together for about a month, only small nips but the dominant female got some small ones too. Yesterday I come back with a small bite out of the new ones disc, as well as a large bite on the hip again, bigger this time. Needless to say I separated again, however I am curious about a few things. THe males claspers have certainly gotten larger, but they are definitely not swollen or rolled, nor as big as you see some posted here. They are all about 13-14" discs, year and a couple months to a year and a half old.
What I am curious about is:
Is there any significance to the biting on the hip? I have heard of bites to the disc as a frequent occurence, but can anyone shed some light on the hip thing, keeping in mind it happened on my new female on two sides and a small one on the dominant female? (I'm hoping to hear it's a sign of breeding )
Does anyone have any suggestions to reintroduce her back to the other two with more success? She doesn't seem to be too phased by it, she used to be quite skiddish but thats because she just came to a new home, and she doesnt have issues hanging out with the other two rays or bothered by the bites (although I do see her alone more than I see the other two alone). I am hoping that this doesn't mean that she will never be compatible with my tank.
Is this a bad sign that my male will be overly dominant when he fully matures?
Thanks for the help.