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Is this normal for you guys? And any advice is welcome, whether it be what to feed them or what kind of temperature to keep it at.


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Hey guys I need some help, I recently just got 2 brevis and one seems to be more aggressive than the other, I split up the shells 4 on each side, and the aggressive one seems to be hogging the whole tank.


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Try removing the aggressive one for a few hours, but you really should add some more shells and maybe rocks to break up sight lines.

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Like gillie said, add more shells, make a barrier between them. I would post a picture of my ocellatus tank but I'm over my quota on here and can't post from mobile. This is also generally a reason I'm not a big fan of brevis in a 10 gallon when they're not a proven pair, shellies in general can be weird. My male and female ocellatus hated eachother in my 39 column, but are buddy buddy in the 10 gallon


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Should I have bought a bigger group like 6ish and let a pair form?


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keegster803 said:
Should I have bought a bigger group like 6ish and let a pair form?


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Usually that is the plan but for a 10 gallon that would get tricky. The best bet would be to watch the fish for a while and see which ones are sticking together.
Do you have pics of the 2 you have?

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Can you get a better pic of the larger fish on the right? I need to be able to see the head

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The one on the left, as the aggressive one is the one where you can't see the stripes, except on the tail


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Interesting, that's the one I pegged as female in the first pic. How big are they?

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I'd still add more shells, like cover the bottom in them, added territory can calm them considerably

I personally would have started with a small group. Brevis do breed in pairs, and generally share a single shell, but just because a male and female are together doesn't mean they're going to like each other. Sometimes helps to have choices for them


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Freakgecko91 said:
I'd still add more shells, like cover the bottom in them, added territory can calm them considerably

I personally would have started with a small group. Brevis do breed in pairs, and generally share a single shell, but just because a male and female are together doesn't mean they're going to like each other. Sometimes helps to have choices for them


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I agree, it looks like there is a male and female, but the "female" seems to be the aggressor so adding 4 more until a pair forms would be the way to go, but you definitely need to add more shells first.




keegster803 said:
Ok, and how long does it take for them to pair up?


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With a group it usually happens quickly, but with just a male and female it's a crap shoot it could be immediate, a week, a month or not at all.

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Ok, I have 36 shells in total to use. So when the pair forms should I return the others?


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