Gold Saum fight or breeding??

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fletch616

fletch616

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I ordered a "pair" but think I have two males..the small one has always chased the larger around the tank causing fin split on the larger one..Ive had them now for about two months..but today I see them locking jaws/ squaring off..first time Ive seen this..let me know what you all think?? I have another tank so should i separate them??

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looks like breeding to me. and you do have a pair the one on the right is female. that might explain why she been chasing the male to get his attention. they could also be bonding .
 
yeah i would leave them be if it get too violent then divide em . never separate them to different tanks that will break their bond and they will no longer be a pair and will be hard to get them to bond again. try adding some small cichlids as targets get them to really bond.
 
I have them with four giant danios now..Im trying to search for other tank mates thatll be good with this pair..dont know what other south american cichlids to keep with them..what you think a jag, a JD, some convicts or???

I paid 70 for the pair.
 
It's common to have a pair to lock jaw to test each other's compatibility before breeding. Often time, the female is the more pushy one and if the male cannot handle her, he could be beat up. The one in the right is the female as you can observe the conspicous side burn on her gill.
 
Any cichlid could go with them but they will beat it up. Personally community fish aren't good dithers cause they don't pose a threat so will be ignored.

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tiger15 said:
It's common to have a pair to lock jaw to test each other's compatibility before breeding. Often time, the female is the more pushy one and if the male cannot handle her, he could be beat up. The one in the right is the female as you can observe the conspicous side burn on her gill.
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Awesome..thank you..i can now see what your saying the "side burn" on her..Ive looked and looked at them trying to see the difference other than size..I never saw that..thanks for pointing that out to me!
 
tiger15 said:
It's common to have a pair to lock jaw to test each other's compatibility before breeding. Often time, the female is the more pushy one and if the male cannot handle her, he could be beat up. The one in the right is the female as you can observe the conspicous side burn on her gill.
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She has always been the pushy one..I thought for sure that she was a he with "little man syndrome"..she terrorizes him the most at feeding time.
 
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