Hey guys, I am trying to breed an electric blue Jack Dempsey male to a JD female. They are both 6 inches and have done the lip locking etc. The problem I am having is that after the lip locking the female will accept the male's dominance, but she will challenge it a couple times, but her mouth is much tougher than his and his top jaw will rip up while she looks like nothing has ever happened to her. She has some pretty sharp teeth. When he does dominate her, if she gets too far from his territory he will chase her back to it and keep her there in a sense. After a few days of her challenges i have to separate them with a divider because his lip gets too beat up.
They are currently in a 29 long with sand, pH 7.8 and 80 degrees F. They were in a 60 long but i couldn't separate them in that tank because i couldn't find a separator large enough and I want them to see each other daily. He is currently healing from another bout with her. They have had fry before, but she nearly killed him in the process.
I may just have to get another female, but before that, any advice?
They are currently in a 29 long with sand, pH 7.8 and 80 degrees F. They were in a 60 long but i couldn't separate them in that tank because i couldn't find a separator large enough and I want them to see each other daily. He is currently healing from another bout with her. They have had fry before, but she nearly killed him in the process.
I may just have to get another female, but before that, any advice?
