Firemouth help

[GreenTerrorNoob]

I have 2 firemouth in a tank with other fish and he has been flaring his gills around? Anyone know why rhey may do this? Just one is flaring.

 

[bettaowner]

How big is the tank? Do you see any babies near the pair.

 

[GreenTerrorNoob]

Best pic i could get

 

[GreenTerrorNoob]

75 gal. Have not seen any eggs or fry or anything

 

[bettaowner]

Does one of the fire mouths have a darker color.

 

[GreenTerrorNoob]

Top one is the one flaring.. No extreme changes in color that i recognize..

 

[Borderlesscott]

It's a warning display to other fish, I usually find Firemouths are very quick to display, but don't follow through that often, but it depends on the fish.

 

[GreenTerrorNoob]

Ya it seems like does does just to annoy haha he rarely goes through and gives a fin nip just flates up like he is playing!

 

[Borderlesscott]

Some people will say that Firemouths are ultra aggressive, I've have not found an aggressive one yet - they always display and give a chase, but I've never seen a Firemouth injury another fish. I've never had a breeding pair yet, so that might be different.

 

[GreenTerrorNoob]

Ive seen a few marks on them both just smal marks or a scale missing so im sure they have had their share of showdowns but from what i can gather they just seem to nip at each other.