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Just checked on brichardi and found female like this

I don't know what happened. This is the female, and her and the male stick together like clue......why would he do this all of a sudden? She is barely breathing.

posted by: Michelle Legault	(report) Jun 9th, 2008
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Michelle Legault	» posted 2008/06/10 - 00:46
Can somene help shed some light? Have you seen a male become so aggressive with a female that he chews her tail off? They had been together all this time, why now?

Tang O'	» posted 2008/06/10 - 00:56
very possible that the tank wasn't large enough, that she wasn't really a she or that maybe she just wasn't his type

Michelle Legault	» posted 2008/06/10 - 01:07
well she has been for 9 months, everywhere she went, he went. This is totally out of the blue. I have her separated and treating with melafix. Hope she survives.

*kylie *	» posted 2008/06/10 - 01:12
wow he got nasty .. not a nic eboy .. hope she recovers..

bip_ 4u	» posted 2008/06/10 - 07:53
Hope she heals quickly.

Michelle Legault	» posted 2008/06/10 - 11:03
By the time I got the separater in he took the rest of her tail off. Anyone see this happen with breeding?

Shaun O'Connor	» posted 2008/06/19 - 05:41
How is the fish going now? Mine breed regulary and I have about 6 adults in the tank and lots of juveniles I've had a couple of younger fish get there heads bitten of but nothing like this.

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