FEMALE peacock gudgeon being aggresive? Whaaaaat

[Rocky998]

So today I go and check on my tank... I have two gudgeons one is a female that is super brightly colored and the other one is an unknown... Not as colorful but still a really pretty fish. I dont know if this one is male or female... Anyways today I was watching them and then the female started flailing its fins way out and chasing the other one... She looled beautiful while flailing her fins but I dont want her stressing my other gudgeon out... There is plenty of hiding spaces and 3 caves, so I am very confused as to what is going on...

 

[Colin_T]

pictures and video of the fish?

 

[Rocky998]

pictures and video of the fish?

I will try to get video, but this is a very rare activity to get on video... It happened only once (that I've seen). But I will try to see what I can do.

 

[itiwhetu]

Are you sure that your female isn't a male showing off

 

[Rocky998]

Are you sure that your female isn't a male showing off

Its a female. She has a bright yellow belly. Thats a good sign of a female goin strong.

 

[Slaphppy7]

See "Behaviour and Compatibility" here: https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/tateurndina-ocellicauda/

Hopefully just harmless flaring...you need to add to their numbers when you can

 

[Rocky998]

Yes, I really want to get some more in there. Thanks for the link! I will check it out. I'm also hoping its harmless flaring but she chased the other one around like how I saw an odessa barb chase a gourami around when it was all alone at my LPS

See "Behaviour and Compatibility" here: https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/tateurndina-ocellicauda/

Hopefully just harmless flaring...you need to add to their numbers when you can

 

[Slaphppy7]

Yes, I really want to get some more in there. Thanks for the link! I will check it out. I'm also hoping its harmless flaring but she chased the other one around like how I saw an odessa barb chase a gourami around when it was all alone at my LPS

More members = spread the attention amongst themselves, less bullying of a single individual

 

[Rocky998]

More members = spread the attention amongst themselves, less bullying of a single individual

Absolutely. I'm going to be getting 2 more here real soon (hopefully in the next few weeks)