Ok, so I have had my Bolivian rams for a few weeks now. One is almost definitely male, the other probably make although still a juvenile I think. The larger male seems to have a bit of a complex. When they were first added the larger ram was following closely behind his fellow tank mate. As he got more comfortable he took a more dominant role and even claimed an area for his own, however there was little aggression.
Earlier this week I changed from gravel to sand and started feeding larger sinking food. The larger more dominant male has now taken on a bit of a nasty personality. Whenever food is sitting on the bottom (algae wafers, catfish pellets etc) he just chases the other smaller ram like crazy. Even in an area which is 'neutral' territory. Is this normal and should I be worried? I don't want the smaller of the two to get too stressed out. There are places for the smaller to hide but the larger just seems to keep finding him and chasing him.
Any advice would be great. I don't really want to have to rehome the smaller but I also don't want him to ge to stressed.
Earlier this week I changed from gravel to sand and started feeding larger sinking food. The larger more dominant male has now taken on a bit of a nasty personality. Whenever food is sitting on the bottom (algae wafers, catfish pellets etc) he just chases the other smaller ram like crazy. Even in an area which is 'neutral' territory. Is this normal and should I be worried? I don't want the smaller of the two to get too stressed out. There are places for the smaller to hide but the larger just seems to keep finding him and chasing him.
Any advice would be great. I don't really want to have to rehome the smaller but I also don't want him to ge to stressed.