Re: Aggressive males (was fin rot)

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Peter,

My experience with A. bitaeniata has been similar, but never to the extent that
yours is. I always had more success with old males (2+ years old) and younger
females. They seem to slow down considerably and become more mellow with age. If
I had your "rogue", I'd stick him in a tank by himself and try a different male.
If he is really special and colorful I would wait until he was "over the hill",
age wise, before trying to breed him.

Mike Wise

plasticolor@guate.net wrote:

> I have a pair of A. bitaeniata with a similar male.  After killing another
> male, 3 females and 4 mollies in one weekend he has never attempted to
> breed with the single female left.  I tried several suggestions from
> listmembers, such as adding another young male and other females (from
> different species), more dithers, and had to remove all of them within a
> few hours to avoid more losses.  He tolerates the female because there are
> lots of hiding places for her, but thatīs it.
> A few months ago I removed the female for two weeks and placed her back in
> the tank.  After a few minutes of courtship she went into shock coloration
> and he lost interest.  Large water changes, pH=5.8, soft water and low
> conductivity are not doing anything.
> Would it make sense to remove the male, re-arrange the tank and move him
> back into Her territory after a few weeks ?  Are there other suggestions to
> induce breeding ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter
> plasticolor@guate.net
>
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