NewEpidemic Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 So my boyfriend has a tank with a convict and a convict hybrid well there stripes keep coming and fading away randomly there chasing each other around just wondering if there mating or just showing dominance. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Do you have a male and a female? Females have colorful red bellies and are generally better looking than the males. The males are just flat black sometimes with some blue on their fins. If you have a male/female they're likely getting ready to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) Dominance in males is usually them getting darker or more contast. Showing off so to speak. Washing out is a way of saying they are subdominant. Looking to avoid a beating. I would think what you are seeing is aggression, not mating behavior. But hey. Just a guess Edited September 20, 2012 by Jayba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Dominance in males is usually them getting darker or more contast. Showing off so to speak. Washing out is a way of saying they are subdominant. Looking to avoid a beating. I would think what you are seeing is aggression, not mating behavior. But hey. Just a guess Good point. I guess I should've touched on the fact that they should be coloring up around each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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