Hi, quick question, the male injured the females eye during this nipping behavior, i think she’s going to lose it, I moved her to a hospital tank, do you think I should add any meds? Do you think I’ll be able to put her back or will they need to be separated permanently?Nipping is indicative of breeding behaviour. Give them some spawning mops, F1 fish would be interesting to see
Bichir breeding behavior?
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Is the eye cloudy? You can add a little salt or just keep water clean.
It’s red, like an injury, but the eye is still intact, I can try to get a pic if it will help, she usually keeps the good eye towards me tho
I bought them online a few days apart and the seller told me what sex they were, but I don’t know how to tell
This sounds like aggression more then mating behavior to me. The mating behavior I've seen is rubbing and vibrating from the male against the female.
You can tell male from female once the male has fully matured. The males anal fin will be wider and more muscled around the base.
You can tell male from female once the male has fully matured. The males anal fin will be wider and more muscled around the base.
The eye should heal and clear up. My Senegal get eye injuries once in a while. I just keep water clean.
Maybe it was because my male sen was so much smaller then the female he wanted to breed with, my female del. She was easily twice his size and girth. He was probably to afraid to get to pushy.
They look the same to me, but I’m not very experienced with bichirs, one difference is the one getting picked on has a much lighter coloration
