What is the difference between breeding and fighting? How do I know if he's killing her or just boinking her?
What's the difference?
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The boinking bit is a lot less aggressive. The male tends to be doing more of a courting ritual, going onto his side and shaking himself, than chasing after her. Some males, if they don't like their female companion, will kill her off. I have had a female do the same to her male. She killed him by continuously chasing him till he stressed out.
also these fish like to square off mouth to mouth when fighting.......either that or they will slowly swim to the opponent and try and bite them. spawning usualy is shaking, chasing, swimmin around eachother and playin tag
I got to watch my mumbas mate for the first time it was nothing aggressive. It looked very ritual, like two consenting adults.
I put a bunch of new africans in my 55 and the male exaperatus was shaking around all the newcomers, and they were all males. I think sometimes it is hard to tell when they are fighting vs. mating.
I would agree. Since when they fight they show dominance and when they mate they are also showing dominance. Many of the same behaviors are used in both acts.