Urgent please help males Congo spotted puffer bite onto the female's belly.

[professorjimjam]

I brought two new Congo spotted puffers very large size and they both look female as they are big and I already had a medium size male in the existing tank.
As soon as I added the new two females, the male one bites the belly of the females. Will the male kill them by biting the females bellies? What should I do?

 

[Deadeye]

Any visible damage?
I’d guess they are trying to figure out the hierarchy at this point.

 

[professorjimjam]

Thanks deadeye. I don’t see any damage. But the male one is trying hard to go for belly no other place but the belly. The females are escaping when the male trying to bite the belly

 

[Deadeye]

Fat Homer

 

[AngryRainbow]

I believe it is part of their mating habits for the male to bite the females belly.

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[professorjimjam]

I believe it is part of their mating habits for the male to bite the females belly.

Spotted Congo Puffer Breeding Project Journal

I have had some success breeding spotted congo puffers but have failed at raising the fry so far. I haven't put much effort in since last spring but I'll be giving it another go. I wanted to created a place to dump all my info and photos so that it's a little more available to people searching on...

forum.aquariumcoop.com

so that means that the male will not hurt the females?

 

[Deadeye]

so that means that the male will not hurt the females?

If breeding it shouldn’t hurt them as far as I know.

 

[Milingu]

I am pretty sure it hurts them. Mating in nature is not always a nice cuddle.

 

[Rocksor]

Ever hear 2 cats mate? Yeah it's not a pleasant experience for the female cat.

 

[phreeflow]

Wow…you’re lucky. Sounds like they’re breeding!