Hi there all,
I live in London and I have 2 firemouths. One is definately female as she has laid eggs 3 or 4 times. The other I'm not sure???
She does have a tendancy to find/make 'caves' but he (if it is a he??) keeps his distance. He seems often slightly darker grey and red in colour. Dorsal fins appear more or less the same on both fish, which incidentally are about 5 to 6 cm long.
Behaviour wise may help. She will often come out of her cave and go over to him/her and be mildley aggresive (not full on fighting) often chasing him/her around the tank. He/she will rarely goes into her cave although occasionally I've seen them side by side there.
Apart from this I have no idea. Could the fact that she has produced eggs 3/4 times but they've never been fertilised give it away?? Also once eggs are produced the female is the one who guards them. Does this mean my other fish could perhaps be a less dominant female or perhaps its a male who chooses not to fertilise the eggs???
Anyhelp would be appreciated! Thanks
Pietro
I live in London and I have 2 firemouths. One is definately female as she has laid eggs 3 or 4 times. The other I'm not sure???
She does have a tendancy to find/make 'caves' but he (if it is a he??) keeps his distance. He seems often slightly darker grey and red in colour. Dorsal fins appear more or less the same on both fish, which incidentally are about 5 to 6 cm long.
Behaviour wise may help. She will often come out of her cave and go over to him/her and be mildley aggresive (not full on fighting) often chasing him/her around the tank. He/she will rarely goes into her cave although occasionally I've seen them side by side there.
Apart from this I have no idea. Could the fact that she has produced eggs 3/4 times but they've never been fertilised give it away?? Also once eggs are produced the female is the one who guards them. Does this mean my other fish could perhaps be a less dominant female or perhaps its a male who chooses not to fertilise the eggs???
Anyhelp would be appreciated! Thanks
Pietro
