Dempsey lip-lock

[Tinycl]

Dempsey's laid eggs today and the female won't let the male close to them.They have bred in the past and always taken care of the eggs together.They are in a 55 gal. tank with 3 giant danios and she keeps him pushed to the opposite side of the tank even though he is larger.Is this normal?

 

[Andy16]

Your pictures didnt work.

I would say that this is normal. A lot of female fish do that when they lay eggs. The female is just protecing them, i dotn know why they stopped doing it together. If they male is bigger then her, he has an advantage, so he probably wont get injured.

 

[Tinycl]

Thank you for the reply.I am puzzled by their behavior.

I am not sure why the pic isn't working.I'm new at posting pics so i'm not sure what went wrong.

Thanks again.

I just added a diffrent link you can try.

 

[Andy16]

That one worked, I wouldnt worry about it unless you see serious wounds from one of them or one is in one corner of the tank getting chased around by the other one.