love hate,hate relationship!!!!

[boydie]

hey all im a bit puzzled about a pair of fish ive got...
I purchased them about 12 months ago as a breeding pair,they are eruptions..
they are in a 2x18x18 tank,and they got on fine but definitely no signs of breeding behaviour until I started feeding them my home made bh mix.
ever since the change in diet the male really gives the female a really hard time.. they will clean there cone shimmer and fin flick with tubes out and then he beats her up,even when theres no tubes showing he will still have a go at her,!!!
I cant figure out why.they are wormed get w/c daily 20-50% get fed a range of great food?????
if anyone has any advice please let me know...
cheers marty

[John_Nicholson]

He simply wants her to spawn. It is how nature works. On the old food they probably were not healthy enough to spawn from a nutritional stand point. Now that they are on better food the male is ready to spawn but the female is not there yet.

-john

[boydie]

Thanks mate. Sometimes it looks like she is trying to lay and he harasses her that much that she can't ?!?!!

[John_Nicholson]

As long as they are healthy spawning is the most natural thing that they can do. Just give them time.

-john