kyuubi3160
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 55 gallon long tank with a firemouth cichlid, a peacock eel, and a pleco. About a week ago I purchased another firemouth of the opposite sex to try and make a pair. The female was the original fish in my tank and is about 3 inches long, the male that I introduced was not even a quarter inch smaller but the female chased it relentlessly to the point that I moved the female to my other 55 gal tank to keep it from killing the male.
Today I tried to put the female back into the tank with the male firemouth and after sparring for about 3 minutes the female gave up, but the male chased it constantly and now I have had to removed him.
My tank is lightly planted and has two caves made from piles of large rocks as well as two fake tree stumps to hide under. Can anyone give me advice on how to introduce the two so that they can coexist or will I need to keep them in the separate tanks permanently?
Today I tried to put the female back into the tank with the male firemouth and after sparring for about 3 minutes the female gave up, but the male chased it constantly and now I have had to removed him.
My tank is lightly planted and has two caves made from piles of large rocks as well as two fake tree stumps to hide under. Can anyone give me advice on how to introduce the two so that they can coexist or will I need to keep them in the separate tanks permanently?