Hello! I have 2 beautiful Rusty's, one being an alpha male, and constantly shimmying and nagging the other Rusty to the point that the less dominant/aggressive one hides or just kind of floats at the top of the tank to get away from my dominant guy. Can anyone tell me if the shimmying is because the less dominant/aggressive one is a female.. or because it's a male who's being picked on for territory? Either way the less aggressive seems miserable, but I wasn't sure if it was fighting or mating. I've seen the less aggressive one shimmy too though.. can females shimmy? I've posted pics.
They're in a 72 gallon bowfront with a TON of rock work for hiding and whatnot.
Displaying male (right) and the Rusty in question (left)
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/ ... DC0044.jpg
Displaying male is behind Rusty in question
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/ ... DC0043.jpg
Thanks for your time!
They're in a 72 gallon bowfront with a TON of rock work for hiding and whatnot.
Displaying male (right) and the Rusty in question (left)
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/ ... DC0044.jpg
Displaying male is behind Rusty in question
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/ ... DC0043.jpg
Thanks for your time!