melanochromis auratus (what are they doing?)

[demjor19]

i have what i think are a pair of melanochromis auratus. correct me if i'm wrong. what are they doing in the vid clip? could this be courtship? also which one is male and which one is female? sorry for the poor footage. thanks for the help!

http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/Monster%20Fish/?action=view&current=Picture024.flv

 

[amehel0]

the photo on the bottom is a female. correct me if im wrong but arent you supposed to keep them in a rocky habitat?? also they are usually intolerent of other fish.

 

[demjor19]

the photo on the bottom is a female. correct me if im wrong but arent you supposed to keep them in a rocky habitat?? also they are usually intolerent of other fish.

mine love being around other fish and they have a gravel substrate w/ driftwood. i am not asking how to care for them i am asking if they are a pair and if so could the video be the courtship?

 

[demjor19]

i did a little more looking on google. it looks like a male/female pair to me. i am still unsure of what they are doing in the video though. it didnt seem like aggression to me.

 

[DragonKeeper]

Yellow bottom = female, black bottom = male. In the video it appears to be agression.

 

[demjor19]

Yellow bottom = female, black bottom = male. In the video it appears to be agression.

i didnt think they were fighting? occasionally they would stop and sit side by side with no aggression. maybe they were just tired though