Is this a “pregnant” bluestripe pipefish?

[amutti]

So I have a pair of bluestripe pipefish. The two look different. I'm pretty sure the one in the video below is the male and is carrying babies. Can someone confirm?

https://youtu.be/_YLGjJPpTUc

 

[ThRoewer]

If you have two you have a pair as two of the same sex will ultimately fight until one is gone one way or the other.
If you have a pair they will spawn. I had a lot of these as pairs and the males were always carrying eggs.

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[amutti]

Well I've had them for a couple of months and there has been zero aggression. One is nearly full grown. I thought two females wouldn't fight.

 

[ThRoewer]

Two males fight as well.
That in the video is definitely a male with eggs.

 

[amutti]

Just a quick update. Definitely a male/female pair. There is zero aggression. They are nearly fully grown and hand out together. The male is always pregnant. I kind of feel bad, he never gets a break.

 

[ThePurple12]

Are you gonna try to raise them?

 

[amutti]

No. Not trying to raise them... I don't have that kind of time.