Please help :(

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Guppy's_Hell

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As I posted before I bought an Ornate last Sunday and have had him/her in quarantine until this afternoon.

I just took him out of quarantine and put him in with my Senegal.

The Senegal will not stop trying to "hump" the ornate.

Several months ago this happen with a small PetSmart senegal i put in the tank. Constant humping. It died, and I was never sure why.

No change the larger ones sexual advances can cause a stress related death right?








And i know this may sound like a dumb thread weather or not the fish is gonna hump to death the other, but you guys are the only ones I can imagine knowing the answer...
 
START BY SEPARATING THEM...yOU ALREADY HAD ONE DEATH....

( Caps lock was not intended, sorry )
 
i gotta ask describe this "humping" please-Anne
 
I haven't moved them because I dont know if this is why the other fish died or not.

and I kinda took up the quarantine tank already...


beblondie;2557435; said:
i gotta ask describe this "humping" please-Anne
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He swims up along side the other one and starts snapping his body kinda like a whip.


The other one tries to swim away and he follows. Some times he corners the little one and does the motion.

Hes not bitting or nipping the little fish. I think I read some where here or another forum this was how they mate.
 
Can you post pics of both of them? We should see if they are male/female and then go from there.
 
The large Seneal is without a doubt male. He has a very large muscle over his anal fin and has swam around numerous times with it "cupped"

The little one seems too small to tell but here is a pic of his/her rear end to see if it helps.

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sounds to me like your senegal is being territorial with the ornate and attacking it. How big is your tank? Are there enough hiding spots?
 
Artax;2557695; said:
sounds to me like your senegal is being territorial with the ornate and attacking it. How big is your tank? Are there enough hiding spots?
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It's a 56 column, there is plenty of low live vegitation and two large fake mangroves for hiding.

I didn't know bichirs could be territorial. First time I hear it :(

Then again I have seen bichirs "fight" and they do bite each other.

There is no biting involved though, he simply throws himself on the little one and "head bangs".
 
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