Hello everyone,
I have a community tank 55 gal. With 16 neon tetras, 8 guppies (all but 3 guppies are fry) and a Boesemani rainbow fish. I ordered 7 more B. rainbows but they died on the way here to Alaska) the Boesemani rainbow has been schooling with the neon tetra’s for the last month with no issues. Today I added a dwarf gourami and the B. rainbow has been acting crazy, he follows the gourami around (actually leans against him while swimming) is never far from his side and his colors are now in full show bright yellow from center to tail and silver blue from center to head…. Is this aggression/ territorial behavior or is the B. Rainbow confused and thinking that the gourami is matting material?
I have a community tank 55 gal. With 16 neon tetras, 8 guppies (all but 3 guppies are fry) and a Boesemani rainbow fish. I ordered 7 more B. rainbows but they died on the way here to Alaska) the Boesemani rainbow has been schooling with the neon tetra’s for the last month with no issues. Today I added a dwarf gourami and the B. rainbow has been acting crazy, he follows the gourami around (actually leans against him while swimming) is never far from his side and his colors are now in full show bright yellow from center to tail and silver blue from center to head…. Is this aggression/ territorial behavior or is the B. Rainbow confused and thinking that the gourami is matting material?