Paired fish

[TigeBell]

I am doing mine with research

Flame Angels being the anal fin being rounded for female and pointed for male. Both flames are small. One of the flames has a very pointed anal fin while the other is more rounded. However, I do feel that the "female" might have been turning to a male when I got her. IMO, it seems to be recessing to a more rounded anal fin like various websites have written would happen.

Six Line Wrasse: Bigger wrasse being assumed is a male with the colors being extremely bright and livid and then putting a smaller wrasse with it hoping that it's a female since what I hear, six line wrasse start of as females.

Disclaimer (aka side note): Both sets of fish are being observed for aggressiveness and any one that shows signs that there might be an issue, they are pulled IMMEDIATELY. So, please don't flame me for trying this out and the approach. I care for these fish and will make sure they are treated well and nothing happens. I am just trying to express what I am doing and my reasoning behind this. Having a pair is not needed but trying this does not harm anything if monitored correctly which I feel is happening here.

 

[johnike]

Everyone with pairs... How did you do it? Did you get lucky? Was that the 2nd, or 3rd try?

Just got lucky.
Twice.

 

[OrionN]

Well Marine Betta are not hermaphrodites and not dimorphic (as far as I know). I did thought search on pairing them for many years and not able to come up with any advices so I just did it by trial and error.
I never heard of anybody have more than 2 in a tank, so I assume that females do not tolerate each other, just like males.
I jus t start with one and added another. Remove one if they fish and if they do not, then I have a pair. Last pair I had was in 2003 or so. Now I have this pair. The last pair spawned regularly. this pair one is still young, not quite mature yet.

One word of caution. When they do not tolerate each other they really go at it. fin rips by chunks, lock jaws, the whole bits.

1. I would use something to keep them from going at it at first. It is really difficult to return the MB back to the LFS with him missing most of his fins.

2. Try to pair them in a small managable tank. They have to confront each other and you can remove one of them with relative ease. trying to pair them in DT that is huge and full of rock is not advisable. I know for sure I would not do this.

 

[LamboBoy]

Well Marine Betta are not hermaphrodites and not dimorphic (as far as I know). I did thought search on pairing them for many years and not able to come up with any advices so I just did it by trial and error.
I never heard of anybody have more than 2 in a tank, so I assume that females do not tolerate each other, just like males.
I jus t start with one and added another. Remove one if they fish and if they do not, then I have a pair. Last pair I had was in 2003 or so. Now I have this pair. The last pair spawned regularly. this pair one is still young, not quite mature yet.

One word of caution. When they do not tolerate each other they really go at it. fin rips by chunks, lock jaws, the whole bits.

1. I would use something to keep them from going at it at first. It is really difficult to return the MB back to the LFS with him missing most of his fins.

2. Try to pair them in a small managable tank. They have to confront each other and you can remove one of them with relative ease. trying to pair them in DT that is huge and full of rock is not advisable. I know for sure I would not do this.

I guess my MB is staying single!!
I also have a pair of Longnose Hawks and they are really fun to watch, always swimming together and always perch on the same rock etc...sometimes they land on each other, they don't mind that the other is partially on top of them.
I use a couple of magnets as an extra perching place and they love it. The female looks so fat that she looks pregnant.

 

[Dmorty217]

You guys are killing me... :headwallylease post some pics of these paired fish! :fish1:

 

[johnike]

Can't get the Files together today!

 

[Eville]

 

[OrionN]

 

[Scridifer]

Priolepsis nocturna:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=8293&pictureid=56507


Got lucky - added a second one smaller than my existing one and they paired up.

 

[OrionN]

Priolepsis nocturna:




Got lucky - added a second one smaller than my existing one and they paired up.

 

[griseum]

Those P. nocturna are cool little fishes!