Hello everyone,
I obtained a small group of F0 Steatocranus casuarius. I have four in a 55 with a few other westies. There's definitely a pair bond and I see two hanging out together all the time. They've picked one half of the tank as their territory. I have noticed that the male has gotten significantly more aggressive and chases off everyone that comes near 'their' half of the tank. The female chases off intruders sometimes, but not as aggressively as her mate.
My question is: over the past week or so, I've noticed that their aggression is much stronger. The female is eating pretty voraciously; however, the male hasn't been eating anything. His behaviour is still strong in protecting his territory, just that he isn't eating. Have any of you seen this? I've kept these guys before and have never seen them do this...
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Best regards,
-duc nguyen.
I obtained a small group of F0 Steatocranus casuarius. I have four in a 55 with a few other westies. There's definitely a pair bond and I see two hanging out together all the time. They've picked one half of the tank as their territory. I have noticed that the male has gotten significantly more aggressive and chases off everyone that comes near 'their' half of the tank. The female chases off intruders sometimes, but not as aggressively as her mate.
My question is: over the past week or so, I've noticed that their aggression is much stronger. The female is eating pretty voraciously; however, the male hasn't been eating anything. His behaviour is still strong in protecting his territory, just that he isn't eating. Have any of you seen this? I've kept these guys before and have never seen them do this...
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Best regards,
-duc nguyen.