Pearl or Thick-Lipped Gourami?
- Sixo
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Then male pearl has became a bit food-aggressive, particularly with the courgette I've got in there just now it's a little concerning. Hate when something picks on my corys it's usually a sackable offence.
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Looking great! I did love my pearls! One day I’ll have them again.
240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.
Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
Fish fiend since October 2017.
Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
Fish fiend since October 2017.
- black ghost
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I think you might have two males there. That dorsal fin looks very suspicious and not quite short and round enough for a female. I could be wrong but I think it’s a subordinate male.
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Will keep an eye on them, as long as they're getting along I'm happy either way.black ghost wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:50 am I think you might have two males there. That dorsal fin looks very suspicious and not quite short and round enough for a female. I could be wrong but I think it’s a subordinate male.
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Not sure what I've got going on with these 2 pearls, they hang around each other while foraging around, but the more colourful one has a dart at the other now & then but it's not constant, not sure if it is actually 2 males or some sort of breeding aggression.
I'm reluctant to separate them but starting to think it might be best.
I'm reluctant to separate them but starting to think it might be best.
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Can you get up-to-date pics just to check?