I'm just curious, do you think the aggressiveness of males is genetic or just variable across indivuals?
The nicest A. cacatuoides male I have is aggressive. He is not doing the "seek and destroy" routine, but any other fish are chased until they can evade him. I moved the female I am trying to spawn out of his tank and into her own. I'm going to condition with live foods for two weeks and then introduce the male to the females tank.
I don't think I will add him back to the 125g tank because he tried to claim the whole thing. The smaller male that is currently in the large tank is a lot less aggressive.
The nicest A. cacatuoides male I have is aggressive. He is not doing the "seek and destroy" routine, but any other fish are chased until they can evade him. I moved the female I am trying to spawn out of his tank and into her own. I'm going to condition with live foods for two weeks and then introduce the male to the females tank.
I don't think I will add him back to the 125g tank because he tried to claim the whole thing. The smaller male that is currently in the large tank is a lot less aggressive.