well got a few Qs, one of my smaller firemouths get chased by my 2 bigger firemouths but the smaller one is darker and a a lil bit more color, is that a female? my 2 bigger ones are bout the same size but one has a deeper red throat and the other one barly has any red on the throat, are those male and females? they flare at eachother and tailwhip but dont chase eachother away. they also tag team the other firemouth ( smaller one ) so i am thinking there male and female. what you think?
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- Thread starter livebearerfreak
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W/o Pics its hard to say. Firemouths cannot be sexed by the red gill plate alone. I doubt they are chasing him away as a pair though. They may have a mutual bond to stay together to survive and they see the new one as a threat. If there is not chasing and just doing some gill flaring thats normal. Maybee a couple scraps here and there, once one fish gets too beat up, you will know its time.