kindafishy
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A pair of Apisto Baenschi in my tank, purchased this weekend, and I thought they were settling in nicely. Yesterday, they were exploring the tank together. They are eating, and the two have taken on much brighter colors since I bought them.
Today is a different story. They still look great, are still eating, but the male has decided that the entire tank is H-I-S HIS and is making life quite difficult for the female. She has some hiding places among the plants and rocks, although not many because he has claimed the majority of the nooks and crannies. I have a small flower pot that has become his man cave kingdom of doom. I had sort of put it in there for her so that she could hide, but apparently it belongs to him.
He does these stealth sort of attacks when she is anywhere within 6 inches of him -- he sort of cocks his body sideways, gives her the stink-eye, and then shoots like a bullet after her. He does this constantly, and even if she is not within striking distance, he will seek her out all over the tank and do this. HE IS SO MEAN!
Did someone pee in his cheerios? Is this normal behavior? Could he kill her?? They are only 4-5 months old, so I don't think this could be mating behavior. Help! What can I do?
Today is a different story. They still look great, are still eating, but the male has decided that the entire tank is H-I-S HIS and is making life quite difficult for the female. She has some hiding places among the plants and rocks, although not many because he has claimed the majority of the nooks and crannies. I have a small flower pot that has become his man cave kingdom of doom. I had sort of put it in there for her so that she could hide, but apparently it belongs to him.
He does these stealth sort of attacks when she is anywhere within 6 inches of him -- he sort of cocks his body sideways, gives her the stink-eye, and then shoots like a bullet after her. He does this constantly, and even if she is not within striking distance, he will seek her out all over the tank and do this. HE IS SO MEAN!
Did someone pee in his cheerios? Is this normal behavior? Could he kill her?? They are only 4-5 months old, so I don't think this could be mating behavior. Help! What can I do?