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	Girls bothering Boy
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	HI, I have 2 female convicts - atleast both have orange on their bellies, and I went to LFS and bought a similar sized convict that looks like a male. All three are very young, the girls are about an inch and a half, and the boy is over an inch, but the girls wont leave the boy alone. They must take turns to nip him. He turns around and nips them back sometimes, but mostly, he's checking out the different caves in the tank. How soon will my convicts breed and wat the hell is happening here???
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	The females might chase the male & he's trying to hide from them. How long has the male been in the tank?. If you put him in recently, just give him some time to settle & see how it will go. Just keep an eye on them. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	I put him in yesterday evening. So its been over 24 hours now. They are doing it a little less, and he's not hurt or anything, its just that they are chasing him.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Give him more time to settle & be patient. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	Yea, I know....] Will try not to put my hand in the tank and smack the girls Twiddles Thumbs
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	clowny, read through [link=this]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Cichlid%20Central/61249.html" style="COLOR: #000000[/link] thread.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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