I feel bad for the other severum. He has been in "hiding" for the past 3 days! They have gotten along since we got them, but since the last 3-5 days one of them has been chasing the other, even biting or sucking on the lips of the other one. I am not sure what is going on! What do you think?
2007-08-26 18:08:05 · 4 answers · asked by Sweetpea78 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
it sounds like they're mating from the liplocking
http://www.wetpetz.com/severum.html
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-26 19:14:22 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That happened to my gold severums too. They will do that for a while then become bored and do it again. I watch mine to that all the time. They are testing eachothers streangth to see if they are a worthy mate. (when they bite eachothers noses)
2007-08-27 02:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lip locking can be a sign of breeding-common with a lot of cichlids, as well as territory disputes. Here's a link that tells how to sex them, but it still looks difficult lol. I'd say look for a an egg tube on one might be the easiest way to do it:
http://www.petfish.net/forum/index.php?topic=60141.0
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2007-08-27 01:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hmm very interesting
2007-08-27 01:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Jake Difference 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋