Hello
Please only reply if you have kept keyholes rather than textbook responses. Thanks
Context: I've got two baby keyholes, 99% sure one male one female. They've been in my community tank with 4 honey gourami and 4 platys (platys not being replaced, these were remaining from my old live bearers tank) for 6 days. The male has started to chase after the female, she darts off although they do swim nicely together sometimes, although less so currently. At the beginning it was all very cute interactions between them but they are too young to form a pair yet.
Concerns / questions: over the last 24 hours the male has become a bit nippy and he's going after the female and the female honey gourami (there are 3 f 1 m honeys). Is this likely to settle? I would obviously love to have the keyholes pair but was told they could live peacefully together if they didn't as they will have grown up together. I did a lot of research on creating 1/3 territories and what they like in the way of decor but perhaps the advice on dynamics I was given is wrong. They came from a good shop so I could return one. Could two females live peacefully together? I want to do the right thing by the fish.
The tank is 125l hence not big enough for a group - note litres not gallons (I am in the UK).
Trying my best to upload a video of their behaviour but just not working This is a link to google drive where the video is https://photos.app.goo.gl/FsqWJZLV4to2G7S6A
Please only reply if you have kept keyholes rather than textbook responses. Thanks
Context: I've got two baby keyholes, 99% sure one male one female. They've been in my community tank with 4 honey gourami and 4 platys (platys not being replaced, these were remaining from my old live bearers tank) for 6 days. The male has started to chase after the female, she darts off although they do swim nicely together sometimes, although less so currently. At the beginning it was all very cute interactions between them but they are too young to form a pair yet.
Concerns / questions: over the last 24 hours the male has become a bit nippy and he's going after the female and the female honey gourami (there are 3 f 1 m honeys). Is this likely to settle? I would obviously love to have the keyholes pair but was told they could live peacefully together if they didn't as they will have grown up together. I did a lot of research on creating 1/3 territories and what they like in the way of decor but perhaps the advice on dynamics I was given is wrong. They came from a good shop so I could return one. Could two females live peacefully together? I want to do the right thing by the fish.
The tank is 125l hence not big enough for a group - note litres not gallons (I am in the UK).
Trying my best to upload a video of their behaviour but just not working This is a link to google drive where the video is https://photos.app.goo.gl/FsqWJZLV4to2G7S6A