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    Congo tetras fighting?

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    Noticed my Congo kept chasing each other all the time... Yesterday saw it for the first time when particularly two were fighting it out... to the extend that they start biting mouth to mouth... Is it something common? Only kept them for few months only.

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    When I kept congos before, I initially had 2 which we bought together, however one of them died on me. I then purchased another one and then the fighting began, endless chasing, nipping, biting to a point that the one getting bullied had its tail bitten to a small little piece.

    After a while the bullying stopped.

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    Oh ok... Mine didn't fight to that extend... probably because I house 10 of them. At least they cannot focus on one fish.

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    mine never fought.... i guess you need to have a school of 6 or more
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    Any schooling fish do better only in a group of at least 6... If not, they will start to harass each other (but usually it is the dominant one harassing)... To stop the harassment, just get 4 more of Congo tetras...
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    is it only the males fighting, if so then it's only a fight for dominance.
    i keep a breeding group with just 2 males and 6 females, and when the males stat fighting then breeding is iminent.
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    where can i fine female Congos in Singapore guys... i think i'm brewing up a sausage fest.. need some girls for my boys
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    Quote Originally Posted by mickthefish
    is it only the males fighting, if so then it's only a fight for dominance.
    i keep a breeding group with just 2 males and 6 females, and when the males stat fighting then breeding is iminent.
    mick
    Hmmm can I ask you more about breeding Congo or should I start another thread? Anyway do you keep only Congos or it's actually in a community tank... Care to share how you sex them as well?

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    i think we should be alright on this thread if no-one minds,
    they are kept in their own tank that i made for them recently it's a2x1x2 foot as they need alot of swimming room.
    to sex them is easy even when young the anal of the male is convex and the females is concave, but when they get bigger the male has the colour and long flowing fins.
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    Seems like a tank of 10 males to me... Will take a closer look later... Thanks for the info. I was thinking with a community tank, breeding is almost impossible.

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    if you watch your congos and see alot of activity and you do have at least one female, it is possible to save a percentage of the eggsif your quick,
    watch where they spawn and syphon that area but be quick as the other fish thinks its caviar.
    hope this helps
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    Wow.. mick... i didnt know it was so easy to sex them.. i'll go check my school.
    i always though it was possible to sex them only when they are mature.
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    well cacaM
    have you got females in your school?.
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    dang.... seems like mine are all male.. anyone know
    where one can find female Congo Tetras in singapore??
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    do the shops over there sell juveniles? because thats where they don't sort the sexes out, you should be able to sort some females out of them.
    mick

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    Quote Originally Posted by CacaManiac
    dang.... seems like mine are all male.. anyone know
    where one can find female Congo Tetras in singapore??
    Saw some large Congo Tetras at Biotope [Jalan bukit Merah] last week, give them a call, they might still have them.

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    hi lads ive put a pic in the gallery of a very young pair, the fish on top is the female, sorry i couldn't put it on the thread but i'm crap on the pc, if one of the lads can bring it down i'd appreciate it.
    mick

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    If I were a fish, I'd BREED all Day!

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    cheers cacaM
    do you see the difference in the sexes mate, hope you can find some females from one of your outlets.
    cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by mickthefish
    hi lads ive put a pic in the gallery of a very young pair, the fish on top is the female, sorry i couldn't put it on the thread but i'm crap on the pc, if one of the lads can bring it down i'd appreciate it.
    mick
    how old are your congo tetras?
    what are they feeding on?
    also, what is the PH and temperature of your tank? mine are growing but the colours are still faint.

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