Hi!
I got two 1 1/4 inch EBJD back in April. One is growing way quicker than the other 3 1/2 inch vs 2 inch. My question is, the larger one will give chase and kinda nip at the smaller one, but I never see any sign of injury ( no torn fins, loss of scales etc). I've notice that the larger one will get the smaller one kinda cornered and it will rub against the smaller one. If fish could cuddle I would call it cuddling. It also appears sometimes as if he/she is waving it's tail fin in the smaller ones face. I was curious what was going on? I'm a newby as far as keeping cichlids goes. Could one be a boy and one be a girl? I was thinking they were too young for it to be anything like a mating ritual type thing? Should I be worried or remove one? Will they work it out? They are in a 70 gallon, and plan to upgrade around Christmas. Thanks for any advise!
I got two 1 1/4 inch EBJD back in April. One is growing way quicker than the other 3 1/2 inch vs 2 inch. My question is, the larger one will give chase and kinda nip at the smaller one, but I never see any sign of injury ( no torn fins, loss of scales etc). I've notice that the larger one will get the smaller one kinda cornered and it will rub against the smaller one. If fish could cuddle I would call it cuddling. It also appears sometimes as if he/she is waving it's tail fin in the smaller ones face. I was curious what was going on? I'm a newby as far as keeping cichlids goes. Could one be a boy and one be a girl? I was thinking they were too young for it to be anything like a mating ritual type thing? Should I be worried or remove one? Will they work it out? They are in a 70 gallon, and plan to upgrade around Christmas. Thanks for any advise!
