Bangui Cadinals Fighting!!

[Bear Claw]

Ive had my Bangaiis for about two weeks now and they were getting along fine but now one has become less skittish and the other has become a little skittish. Both eat totally fine and dont care about each other while eating and for most of the day. They mostly just avoid each other but this morning I saw them chasing each other. They mostly just avoid each other but will also swim side by side. Should I remove one or let them work it out?

 

[i cant think]

Ive had my Bangaiis for about two weeks now and they were getting along fine but now one has become less skittish and the other has become a little skittish. Both eat totally fine and dont care about each other while eating and for most of the day. They mostly just avoid each other but this morning I saw them chasing each other. They mostly just avoid each other but will also swim side by side. Should I remove one or let them work it out?

Remove one. It’s likely you have two males or two females which will fight to the death and rarely (if ever) settle down.

 

[fodsod]

How big is your tank? I've heard many say they are schooling fish but IME they tend to be loners. I have 1 left out of 4 and he's fat and lazy.

If your tank is big enough I'd say let them work it out. Harder to do in a small tank though.

 

[fodsod]

Remove one. It’s likely you have two males or two females which will fight to the death and rarely (if ever) settle down.

I learn something new on here all the time. Guess that explains why I can never keep more than 1 at a time.

 

[Bear Claw]

How big is your tank? I've heard many say they are schooling fish but IME they tend to be loners. I have 1 left out of 4 and he's fat and lazy.

If your tank is big enough I'd say let them work it out. Harder to do in a small tank though.

Its 35 gallons. Its really hard to tell if they're fighting or mating. One is bigger than the other. They are totally fine now and are swimming side by side again. They've done this a couple of times. "fight"/chase each other for a sec then swim together

 

[paragrouper]

Its 35 gallons. Its really hard to tell if they're fighting or mating. One is bigger than the other. They are totally fine now and are swimming side by side again. They've done this a couple of times. "fight"/chase each other for a sec then swim together

I have two in my tank. they have been together for 5 months. Like yours, one is bigger than the other. They occasionally chase each other, but otherwise are inseparable.

I wouldn’t stress too much—just keep an eye on them.

 

[i cant think]

Its 35 gallons. Its really hard to tell if they're fighting or mating. One is bigger than the other. They are totally fine now and are swimming side by side again. They've done this a couple of times. "fight"/chase each other for a sec then swim together

I’d definitely separate them if you can’t sex them, without being able to sex them it’s almost impossible to know you won’t lose one.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ive had my Bangaiis for about two weeks now and they were getting along fine but now one has become less skittish and the other has become a little skittish. Both eat totally fine and dont care about each other while eating and for most of the day. They mostly just avoid each other but this morning I saw them chasing each other. They mostly just avoid each other but will also swim side by side. Should I remove one or let them work it out?

Typical bangaii behavior until often resulting in death.

 

[DaJMasta]

Its 35 gallons. Its really hard to tell if they're fighting or mating. One is bigger than the other. They are totally fine now and are swimming side by side again. They've done this a couple of times. "fight"/chase each other for a sec then swim together

Keep a close eye on them, but if it's genuine fighting it rarely stops. The adult banggais I've had that fought recognized each other as opponents (well one did and the other thought they were cool) within a few minutes and then the chasing/nipping didn't let up. It was more or less if they were in line of sight of each other, there was aggression, basically every interaction was fighting.

If they are hanging out together for extended periods, it's not likely just same sex aggression. My pair occasionally bickers, but it was definitely somewhat worse when they were younger - not much outright fighting, but I'm pretty sure the male nipped part of a fin off the female because of how aggressively she was pursuing him after they had already paired up.

 

[Bear Claw]

Keep a close eye on them, but if it's genuine fighting it rarely stops. The adult banggais I've had that fought recognized each other as opponents (well one did and the other thought they were cool) within a few minutes and then the chasing/nipping didn't let up. It was more or less if they were in line of sight of each other, there was aggression, basically every interaction was fighting.

If they are hanging out together for extended periods, it's not likely just same sex aggression. My pair occasionally bickers, but it was definitely somewhat worse when they were younger - not much outright fighting, but I'm pretty sure the male nipped part of a fin off the female because of how aggressively she was pursuing him after they had already paired up.

Okay, this is relieving then. My pair is fairly young (about half their full-grown size) and show similar behavior to yours. My clown pair did and still do the same thing. They'll nip at one another and chase each other around but will mostly just chill with each other

 

[Bear Claw]

Typical bangaii behavior until often resulting in death.

What do you mean? What would you recommend doing?

 

[vetteguy53081]

What do you mean? What would you recommend doing?

I always keep a single. Often two males will fight often one killing another. Recommended are generally in odd number, , , 3-5-7 and so forth but even then one dominant male will cause a war