Azul aggression

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I picked up a new azul at about 3 inches today. Anyways, I added some of my baby convicts in an attempt to get him to eat. He did eat one, but surprisingly has been fighting with the bigger ones. The biggest convict tried liplocking with the Cichla, but he just gets out of the way and mouths it. This made me curious however, so I was wondering if liplocking is a normal behavior for Cichla, or do they usually avoid it?
 
Waaaa said:
I picked up a new azul at about 3 inches today. Anyways, I added some of my baby convicts in an attempt to get him to eat. He did eat one, but surprisingly has been fighting with the bigger ones. The biggest convict tried liplocking with the Cichla, but he just gets out of the way and mouths it. This made me curious however, so I was wondering if liplocking is a normal behavior for Cichla, or do they usually avoid it?
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Lip locking is usually a sign of aggressive and territorial behavior. How big of a tank are they in
 
Rtc/tsn said:
Lip locking is usually a sign of aggressive and territorial behavior. How big of a tank are they in
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They are in a 48x18 for right now. It is the one azul which is 3 inches long. And a few convicts which are a half inch at most. The aggression isn’t serious or persistent, I was honestly just curious about the peacocks behavior.
 
Waaaa said:
They are in a 48x18 for right now. It is the one azul which is 3 inches long. And a few convicts which are a half inch at most. The aggression isn’t serious or persistent, I was honestly just curious about the peacocks behavior.
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As long as you prove lots of cover you should be fine and as for the peacocks behavior I’m not entirely sure I’ve never kept one
 
Waaaa said:
I picked up a new azul at about 3 inches today. Anyways, I added some of my baby convicts in an attempt to get him to eat. He did eat one, but surprisingly has been fighting with the bigger ones. The biggest convict tried liplocking with the Cichla, but he just gets out of the way and mouths it. This made me curious however, so I was wondering if liplocking is a normal behavior for Cichla, or do they usually avoid it?
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Liplocking is normal I’ve seen it before. It’s just a sign of aggression. Quite common with peacock bass to settle the hierarchy amongst themselves.
 
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