Now, I know the general rule, colourful, slim belied fish are males, rounder paler fish females...
But in my tank, the 'female' seems to be chasing the other male/female.
I have 3 Badis Badis, intention was 1 male, 2 females. One fish (the male isn't photo'd as he's red very colourful, and lives in a cave... however fish B and him get along fine, no chasing and can hang around together. Fish A does not play nice with B.
Fish A was the first fish in the tank - a rescue from a local shop which had had it for 'months' with no interest, the other 2 - male and B - came today from another lfs. Could Fish A just be defending territory (the whole tank) regardless of gender? fish A is a good 1cm smaller than the male bought today, but same size as fish B.
Okay, so a few images:
A -Female(?): Round belly (well fed) lines darken, but no colour really, lfs said they'd had her for months, so not too young. Has some slight red colouring laterally.
B -Unsure(?): - coloration in dorsal fin, slight redness in belly, belly not flat, but flatter than the other for sure.
Together: A above B
They live in 'ere: - Which is a new setup, whilst I wait for a tank to be delivered.
Thanks - Josh
But in my tank, the 'female' seems to be chasing the other male/female.
I have 3 Badis Badis, intention was 1 male, 2 females. One fish (the male isn't photo'd as he's red very colourful, and lives in a cave... however fish B and him get along fine, no chasing and can hang around together. Fish A does not play nice with B.
Fish A was the first fish in the tank - a rescue from a local shop which had had it for 'months' with no interest, the other 2 - male and B - came today from another lfs. Could Fish A just be defending territory (the whole tank) regardless of gender? fish A is a good 1cm smaller than the male bought today, but same size as fish B.
Okay, so a few images:
A -Female(?): Round belly (well fed) lines darken, but no colour really, lfs said they'd had her for months, so not too young. Has some slight red colouring laterally.
B -Unsure(?): - coloration in dorsal fin, slight redness in belly, belly not flat, but flatter than the other for sure.
Together: A above B
They live in 'ere: - Which is a new setup, whilst I wait for a tank to be delivered.
Thanks - Josh
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