dantodd
04/21/2006, 03:36 PM
I dont' know what happened. He has turned into a total brute. He has nearly killed her. I left the room for 15 minutes and when I came back her fins were totally shredded and she was gasping at the top of the tank. She is now in the sump until I can setup the QT tank.
Damn, this is really sad.
I grabbed some video of the aggression. The first is when he first came over and "found" her in the BTA. This is a BTA that they never hosted when they were a couple and it is about 12 or 14" inches across. That is a Seio 820 in the background.... These are NOT small fish.
First attack (http://www.ir.org/Aquarium/video/fish_initial.wmv)
The second video is when they were both in the anemone and he was finishing off tossing her out. Some pretty brutal fighting going on.
Anemone takeover (http://www.ir.org/Aquarium/video/anemone_takeover.wmv)
I am beginning to suspect that he has decided he is now a she. I know it is supposed to be rare but I can't think of anything else that would cause this to happen.
Any input from the experts out there?
Damn, this is really sad.
I grabbed some video of the aggression. The first is when he first came over and "found" her in the BTA. This is a BTA that they never hosted when they were a couple and it is about 12 or 14" inches across. That is a Seio 820 in the background.... These are NOT small fish.
First attack (http://www.ir.org/Aquarium/video/fish_initial.wmv)
The second video is when they were both in the anemone and he was finishing off tossing her out. Some pretty brutal fighting going on.
Anemone takeover (http://www.ir.org/Aquarium/video/anemone_takeover.wmv)
I am beginning to suspect that he has decided he is now a she. I know it is supposed to be rare but I can't think of anything else that would cause this to happen.
Any input from the experts out there?