Chakuna Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 one of my coral red platies died this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Sorry to hear that. Hope the others are OK Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 What did we tell you? Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindingNemo Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Mine are breeding, little Platies everywhere. I'm gonna have to introduce a sex ed programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chakuna Posted July 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 I found out the other male killed him I'm totaly ok with that :oops: :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve slack Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 how did you find that out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chakuna Posted July 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 He had marks on him and his tail was ripped and nipped at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 From what I've been reading, just about any fish can become aggressive...is that true? But I though platies were considered non-agressive. I'm hoping, if I can get something other than red wag to add more to my tank but I only want males. So what happened with Chakuna's, males attacking males, is this more of an unsual thing as compared to the "norm"????? :roll: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 There is aggression and there is aggression. The males of many species get territorial as they grow and will chase away other males they consider a threat. In some cases this just means 'chase', in others, they will actively attack and maim - even kill in some species. Platys etc do have aggressive dominant males who will kill other males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Ok...so sometimes its more of territorial thing then as opposed to...I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! Does the absence of females make a difference, I ask since I don't want females? Just noticed Caryl...someone has my secret name "nervous wreck" :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 To be honest I don't know whether having females or not makes a difference to male aggression. I don't have any livebearers myself. Nervouswreck is a mate from another forum which seems to have shut down so I suggested he join us here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Its also possible that chakuna's fish died of something else and got nibbled at once it was dead. Eating a mate doesn't seem to bother fish :lol: :lol: Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Thanks Caryl & Jude! I never thought of that Jude...and have seen it in the dept. store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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