My big male jack bred with a smaller female and successfully had babies. In the mean while he continued to kick the crap out of one of the other females in the tank that is close to his size. I thought she was gonna pass away by how she looked and was always hiding. Two weeks later after the babies were all gone, he has apparently decided to switch partners. Now he is trying to mate with the bigger female, and is kicking the crap out of the previous mother. What happened to breeding partners?
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they sometimes switch just take one of the females out
bcause usually the pair will kill the other female/male so its better to seperate them sometimes
bcause usually the pair will kill the other female/male so its better to seperate them sometimes
Electrics are less aggresive, if you dont seperate them its likely he'll be beaten into a short unhappy life.
Dempseys, and most Cichlids as far as I know, are not very committed partners... they are opportunistic partners...
They are also pairing fish and not colony fish, which is why it was suggested to remove the "extra" female... appearently he can get along with either female, so it's up to you which you leave in with him.
In a large enough tank you can get away with having an odd female, which is why your tank size was asked... In my experience 55 gal is not enough space to try to keep an odd female. You have already experienced the odd female living a very stressful life. Probably not the best idea to force her in this situation long term.
They are also pairing fish and not colony fish, which is why it was suggested to remove the "extra" female... appearently he can get along with either female, so it's up to you which you leave in with him.
In a large enough tank you can get away with having an odd female, which is why your tank size was asked... In my experience 55 gal is not enough space to try to keep an odd female. You have already experienced the odd female living a very stressful life. Probably not the best idea to force her in this situation long term.
Suave11;3094632; said:
Welcome to the forum Suave...
It's typically best to strat a new thread to ask questions about your fish. Threads quickly become confusing when people are answering detailed questions about multiple people's situations.
Thanks!