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Do I have two male orange flash?

Andrew H

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Hi, I meant to get a pair of orange flash, but I’m afraid I may have two males! The original inhabitant is being aggressive to the newly added, ambiguous fish. The clearly male fish is tail whipping, doing some chasing, and at times the fish do dual displays with tilting of the male while the ambiguous fish holds its ground, and strong dark coloration that develops in the clearly male fish. The ambiguous fish is clearly a bit stressed out and spending some time hiding behind the filter intake tube, but also moving though the tank and eating when fed.

Can anyone help with an ID? Happy to get additional pics of it would help.

New, ambiguous fish:
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original fish, looks very male:
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MacZ

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Yes, you have two males. Question is for how long, the one in the second picture looks quite old and sickly.
 

Andrew H

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Oh no! The one in the second pic certainly seems healthy enough - great appetite, active and lots of displays etc. But sounds like I’ve got a 2 male problem.
 

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