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I've had a male paradisefish for a while and over the weekend added a female to the tank. I know males can't be kept together, but is one female ok or should I have two? I haven't found much info online, a couple sites mentioned having more than one female to reduce agression. So far I've only seen him chase her a few times, nothing worse. There are lots of plants & hiding places in the tank but she's generally out in the open. His color has improved tremendously since I added her to the tank and he even started a bubble nest.

I'm not concerned about breeding but agression...should I leave things as they are or get a second female?

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If things truly are looking okay, I'd just stay with what you have. If the aggression starts to ramp up, I would add another female and see how that works out.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

female female and male female can work, but do be careful.

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett