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I have some goings ons in my QT tank now. Up until now I was fairly sure that I was going to have a pair of pylei with one of the two females asserting herself over the other. I was dead wrong. Something went on last night while I spent the night at a friend's house. The tides turned against the female I thought was going to be male. That female now has torn caudal and rear dorsal fins. I noticed a little bit of the caudal fin missing, but thought that was just a small issue of being nipped with her guard down. Now the submissive (or so I thought) female pylei is ruling the tank while the other one is now hiding unless I am feeding. I never saw this coming at all (I thought things were strange when came home with only one female out...
Now, what do I do from here? I have a 12 gallon tank with a female perc and a three stripe damsel that I can put on of the wrasses in. Should I separate them and let both recover and go male then just buy another female later on for the male that I keep? I was hoping for a pair and now wish I would have gone male female right away. Both tanks need treatment for ick, the 12 gallon tank is in more need of it though so put the new ruler in there so the injured one can heal with some juvi clowns in piece (the clowns pay no attention to the wrasses)?
Now, what do I do from here? I have a 12 gallon tank with a female perc and a three stripe damsel that I can put on of the wrasses in. Should I separate them and let both recover and go male then just buy another female later on for the male that I keep? I was hoping for a pair and now wish I would have gone male female right away. Both tanks need treatment for ick, the 12 gallon tank is in more need of it though so put the new ruler in there so the injured one can heal with some juvi clowns in piece (the clowns pay no attention to the wrasses)?
