Hello, I ordered a male / female lyretail pair and they came happy and healthy. I expected the male to be the dominant one, but for some reason, it’s the female. Tank is 75g.
Everyday the female chases the male. A few times she’s forced him to stay low towards the sand bed under a shelf and if he came out she would chase him back under there.
The male shows no signs of aggression to the female or any other fish. The female is not a bully to anyone but the male
Anyone else ever experience this?
Just watching them as I type this, it’s happening again. Here are some shots taken all about a second apart. She went out of her way to chase him until he hid in my Duncan’s. A few min later he came out and she chased him more. When he’s down low towards the sand she usually doesn’t bother him and goes back to normal.
Definitely a dominance thing going on. They are equal size as far as I can tell but why is it the female and not the male being aggressive ?
Everyday the female chases the male. A few times she’s forced him to stay low towards the sand bed under a shelf and if he came out she would chase him back under there.
The male shows no signs of aggression to the female or any other fish. The female is not a bully to anyone but the male
Anyone else ever experience this?
Just watching them as I type this, it’s happening again. Here are some shots taken all about a second apart. She went out of her way to chase him until he hid in my Duncan’s. A few min later he came out and she chased him more. When he’s down low towards the sand she usually doesn’t bother him and goes back to normal.
Definitely a dominance thing going on. They are equal size as far as I can tell but why is it the female and not the male being aggressive ?