Bellshill Belgians Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hi, This afternoon one of my pair of breeding Neolamprologus brichardi has decided to kill it's mate. The two have been breeding happily (new babies about every 3 weeks) in my frontosa tank for the last 9 months and there are lots of their offspring (those that have survived being eaten by tankmates) in there too (ranging in size from approx 5mm to 4cm). They have a huge territory at one end of the tank and the frontosas tend to stay at the other end ( 6 foot tank). I have changed nothing in the tank (apart from some of the water this morning - usually once a week approx 15%), there have been no new fish for 9 months. The attacked fish is looking very sorry, tattered fins and bites on its back, probably won't survive. I didn't see anything wrong until feeding time this evening when I saw it's mate chasing and biting. Seems a bit odd to me, anyone else seen this happen?? Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 This happens with tangs sometimes it is hard to say what happened maybe the one tha got a hiding was trying to eat thier fry and the other took exception? I had issues with my jullies when the babies got to 2-3cm because the male started to chase them off and the female tried to kill him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEVESTA Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 I had a pair that ended up killing each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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