So I have had a single female convict for about 3 years now and she has always been the only fish in the tank. I recently set up a 125 gallon for a Red Devil, and decided that I would get a male convict for my female so that I could have a decent supply of feeder convicts. I added the male to the tank with my female (29 gallons) and at first the female was slightly aggressive to the male, but within hours the male was chasing her every time I looked at the tank. I checked again today and it's the same thing. The female is stuck hiding under the filter outtake. Since it has only been a day I am planning to give it more time. Will the aggression die down from the new male soon, or will it not? I was assuming that the fish would be eager to breed but this is clearly not the case. Do i just give it more time?
Reducing aggression between convicts?
- Thread starter rabid_bp
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I suggest adding another female so male won't just focus on the one.
I started with 3 and 2 paired off about 1 week after. I had to remove the one because it was getting beat bad. The aquarium was a 29 gallon.
This sounds like a good idea. The only drawback is that if the male pairs off with the new female I would have to remove my older female and I don't really have a tank for her. I don't really want to get rid of her either because she was my first fish. Do you think dithers such as tiger barbs or black skirt tetras could work?
