Bluethroat triggers...making a pair

[mattyice]

Well i went to the LFS today and they had a bluethroat male and a bluethroat female, they were in different tanks but i knew they would make a great pair, the female is smaller then the male and she definitely is a female, she wants to pair up with him but he is being stubborn, will he show her any signs of aggression until he realizes she is a female? or is this going to be a big problem?

here are some pics by the way...

the male

the female

 

[kpk]

I say let them duke it out they will figure it out. I added a male and a female and within a few days they started hanging out etc. Seem to like each other fine now...

 

[mattyice]

alright i just wanted to make sure, it looks like the male is just trying to say this is my territory but the female is just trying to say i like you lol, different terms like always haha

 

[mattyice]

any other insight?

 

[J8851]

I wish i could help but when i got my two they were inseperable from the start. These fish never leave each others site!

 

[alikatoes]

How big is the female? Non related question (pm if you want): What type of stomatopods do you have?

 

[mattyice]

my guess is the female is about 3.5" and the male is about 5", also i have been waiting on getting an L. Maculata but i cant find one locally but i do have an O. Scyllarus (peacock) that is about a 5" female right now

but does anyone think that this aggression should be a concern, it was almost like he was attacking her last night thats what worried me, i want to say its just him being dominant but its getting kind of bad

 

[mattyice]

well they stopped fighting! and the male dropped any and all aggression he had yesterday, he is more peaceful then my school of anthias! i cant believe the beauty of him too, and i used to hate triggers, but i just cant believe it, i like the bluethroats more then the crosshatches to tell you the truth