adrianborg
New Member
Good evening.
I've been watching one of my bristlenoses aggressively attacking another on. Do bn's fight, or would this be a mating ritual? He's regularly going for the head of the other one, who is not really fighting back, but seems to be only half-heartedly resisting (never really swimming far away from her aggressor even though she (he?) could if he/she wanted - it's a four-foot well-planted tank).
I've had 5 of them for about a year now, bought them as tiny babies, they're now 3-4 inches (7-10cm) long. Never had a problem with any of them until a week ago when one of them mysteriously died - I'm wondering if that one might have been a victim of the same type of aggression. If it helps, the one doing the attacking has long barbels (is that the right word?) and the attackee virtually none. I guess that would make them male and female?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me understand what's going on!
I've been watching one of my bristlenoses aggressively attacking another on. Do bn's fight, or would this be a mating ritual? He's regularly going for the head of the other one, who is not really fighting back, but seems to be only half-heartedly resisting (never really swimming far away from her aggressor even though she (he?) could if he/she wanted - it's a four-foot well-planted tank).
I've had 5 of them for about a year now, bought them as tiny babies, they're now 3-4 inches (7-10cm) long. Never had a problem with any of them until a week ago when one of them mysteriously died - I'm wondering if that one might have been a victim of the same type of aggression. If it helps, the one doing the attacking has long barbels (is that the right word?) and the attackee virtually none. I guess that would make them male and female?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me understand what's going on!
