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  1. 55gfowlr
    55gfowlr
    Are those a mated pair?
  2. mabbus
    mabbus
    Hi 55, sorry for the late reply, just noticed the message.

    I think they are bonding. I'm no expert, but one has turned a slightly darker shade of orange, this one will often rush the other one, at which point the one being rushed will turn sideways and have a fit. The darker one also seems to get to the food first with the other holding back.

    They also swim and feed together most of the time and are never very far apart.

    From what I read these are signs of establishing dominance, if so I wou