Same thing is happening with my severums, I was told that Males are most likely to chase and nip at other males, not females. My guess is the one in the picture is a weaker male. Severums are very hard to tell male from female, best guess would be to look for breeding behaviors, like if pairs...
What @Colin_T says makes sense, "Male fish usually chase and nip other smaller males." I have had them for 2 years and no breeding behavior, "1" chases and nips "2" so I believe they are both male. A year ago I got 26 electric blue acara fry, and many pairs formed before I was able to sell all...
@itiwhetu: Thanks for your opinion, "2" is recovering from damaged dorsal fins (Picture in response above). They are the same age and "2" does appear to have a more rounded shape. Only thing that I can't understand is "2" has more red dots on the tip of his face compared to "1" and "3". I think...
@Colin_T: I do not think they are mature enough to show their ovipositors yet. Do you think it would be
more likely for a male to chase and nip at a female or another male that is all around peaceful? Not really good at wording this question, forgive me lol. This picture shows the damage on "2"...
Thank’s, Just want to let you know, I had Black Skirts in a 55g Once, they loved it when I gave them 2 or 3 cubes of bloodworms along with the loaches. Best part is, it never clouded the tank like brine shrimp. Cheers!
Hello, I've used the forums many times, now I have decided to join because I do not see much on this topic. Anyways, 2 years ago I ordered four red shoulder severums. Out of the four, one passed away & another started beating up the other severums badly, had to move *him*, now I am left with 2...