mike31154 |
06-26-2009 07:56 PM |
I made a boo boo not too long ago trying to get a female for my male psychedelic. Watched the little bugger for quite a while at the LFS and was sure it was a female, but when I put it in my tank and it finally fully extended it's dorsal fin, no doubt that it's another male. Anyhow, so far so good and there has been no conflict between the two. There's a significant size difference between the two and I've witnessed the larger (original) dude make the odd move against the tiny newb, but nothing serious and definitely no damage. Generally they keep out of each other's hair and do what mandarins do all day, browse, eat, browse, eat... All this may change once the newb gains more size, time will tell and I'll be watching closely. Actually, the large male is having quite a time battling his reflection in the tank bottom where my Maroon Clown female keeps digging a hole right down to the glass. I've never seen him show anything near like that kind of aggression towards the small male in the tank.
Still would like to get a female but definitely won't do that until I catch one of the males and trade or sell it. They may be slow and methodical, but trying to catch one with all the LR is pretty futile. At some point I'll be setting up a larger tank and that will likely be the time I corral one of the males and trade him in.
As for the difference between the spotted and psychedelic, I think other than the coloration, there really isn't much. Feeding and care would be identical, no idea whether they would get along in the same tank, many variables at play here. Since starting this hobby I've gotten the impression that often fish of the same species have different personalities, what works for one person may not for the other, it's a bit of a crap shoot sometimes.
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