Hi,
Completely different question now:
Andy, chime in if you can.
I put just put a female P. fridmani into a 20 long tank that houses a male P. fridmani in the hopes that they will pair up. The male is longer, slenderer and has a pointed lower caudal fin. The female is shorter and stockier with a rounded fin.
I rearranged the surroundings and turned out the lights to help with acclimation/territoriality... they both tussled a bit, of course. And now the male has popeye (which had JUST healed from a prior injury) and the female is abraded with a torn up pec fin. The female swims around and the male kinda chases her back to "her area." But they are not "fighting to the death."
Should I leave them alone and hope for a pair or remove the female? I know it's better to start with juveniles, but that was not an option.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Completely different question now:
Andy, chime in if you can.
I put just put a female P. fridmani into a 20 long tank that houses a male P. fridmani in the hopes that they will pair up. The male is longer, slenderer and has a pointed lower caudal fin. The female is shorter and stockier with a rounded fin.
I rearranged the surroundings and turned out the lights to help with acclimation/territoriality... they both tussled a bit, of course. And now the male has popeye (which had JUST healed from a prior injury) and the female is abraded with a torn up pec fin. The female swims around and the male kinda chases her back to "her area." But they are not "fighting to the death."
Should I leave them alone and hope for a pair or remove the female? I know it's better to start with juveniles, but that was not an option.
Thanks in advance for any help.
