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Re: A.nijsseni and harems. -Reply



>>> <Fredrik.Ljungberg@saab.se> 01/15/98 06:44am >>>
> The Linke & Staeck book says that there is no harem forming
> tendency in nijsseni.   Has anyone ever kept more than one
> female per single male in a tank?  If yes, what were your
> observations.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken.
>

I bought one male and two females to a 30 gallon tank. After two weeks they had formed a couple and the single female was 
never allowed to go near the bottom. Both the male and the female would chase her away. After a month I had a very sick fish 
standing near the surface gasping for air. I moved here. I didn.t think she got sick of being harassed so I bought one more 
only to see the same thing happen with the new female. Maybe I just was unlucky and maybe the tank was to small for two 
females but one thing is certain, my Nijsseni male is quite aggressive.  

Daniel E.