Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Sometimes...

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grup
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Sometimes...

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Poet Robert Frost once said: "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors."

In the case of these two Congos, a "good" fence may be keeping one of them alive.

Interesting footage. Unless this is a pre-courtship ritual,
I sincerely hope this pair was moved into separate tanks.

Video - 1:11

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Looks like a stressful way to live.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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P.P., I have to agree.

You're the lurker expert, but this certainly looks like a non-standard day to me.
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I also hate those betta boxes that houses one next to another to another.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Sometimes...

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I agree with Pufferpunk, you're just constantly tormenting both of the puffers.
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P.P.,

Agree, again. The T. miurus seem to have a fairly wide standard variation in color and texture.
I would guess that they probably have some minor adaptive pigmentation skills.
That being said.....

Is there any reliable way to visually sex them ?
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Re: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Sometimes...

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Nope
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Sometimes...

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Congo's 'marked intraspecific aggression' was noted in Dr. Ebert's 'Puffers of fresh and brackish..'
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