I had 2 pairs of Aphanius mento killifish in with 6 small shelldwellers in a 29 g tank. Everything seemed to be okay. I change 1/3 - 1/2 of the water every week, plants look healthy etc.
The Aphanius males turned blue, almost overnight. They're beautiful but they chase the females (and each other) a lot but don't seem to bite. I put in a lot of plants, mostly hornwort, so they can hide. There are enough plants that I don't always see the fish.
Yesterday, I found one of the females dead. I remembered that, a couple of days ago, there seemed to be something protruding about 2mm from her (is it a cloaca?). It looked a bit reddish but I thought it must be poop. I think it was the one that died.
Does anyone have any ideas about what happened to her? She didn't look damaged. I heard that they can die from stress.
Now I am very worried because I have one female and 2 males left. Should I take her out? She could go into my small tank with a betta.
Can 2 males live together? With or without a female? We have chickens and I've seen roosters living together peacefully if there are no hens there. I've searching online for more females. I bought them from someone on Aquabid who only sells pairs. I found one place that sells them but they don't mention male or female in the online catalogue. I sent them a message and am waiting for an answer from them.
I would appreciate any advice about this. I feel bad for that poor female.
The Aphanius males turned blue, almost overnight. They're beautiful but they chase the females (and each other) a lot but don't seem to bite. I put in a lot of plants, mostly hornwort, so they can hide. There are enough plants that I don't always see the fish.
Yesterday, I found one of the females dead. I remembered that, a couple of days ago, there seemed to be something protruding about 2mm from her (is it a cloaca?). It looked a bit reddish but I thought it must be poop. I think it was the one that died.
Does anyone have any ideas about what happened to her? She didn't look damaged. I heard that they can die from stress.
Now I am very worried because I have one female and 2 males left. Should I take her out? She could go into my small tank with a betta.
Can 2 males live together? With or without a female? We have chickens and I've seen roosters living together peacefully if there are no hens there. I've searching online for more females. I bought them from someone on Aquabid who only sells pairs. I found one place that sells them but they don't mention male or female in the online catalogue. I sent them a message and am waiting for an answer from them.
I would appreciate any advice about this. I feel bad for that poor female.
