Look at the pics of these 2 fish...I thought based on their colours and fins they're both males but my 6" red empress has been wooing them for 6+ weeks now and they often follow him to his nest and do the butt sniffing dance for a minute or 2 but never ended up holding. Are these females or just very submissive males? And if the latter why is the red empress male trying so hard to breed with them (he used to be super mellow but now terrorizes the tank since this breeding behaviour started)
1. OB about 5" (pics 4 to 6)
2. Ruby red 4" juvies
1. OB about 5" (pics 4 to 6)
2. Ruby red 4" juvies