Captive Bred Banggai Cardinals FS
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Still a bit early to tell, it can be very difficult to tell the difference between aggression and pairing. More than once I've separated Banggais thinking they were being aggressive to each other only to realize later that they are a pair. If I had to guess I think they will be a pair but I can't say for sure yet. Not quite big enough to see their vents clearly but they are at about the age where they should be pairing up. I should try to take some macro shots of their vents and maybe I will be able to sex them.
The larger one chased the smaller one away a couple times during feeding and the smaller one spends more time hiding so I was thinking the larger one was bullying the smaller one into hiding. So I separated them with a divider, but after doing so they both stayed by each others side at the divider. Which was the same behavior I witnessed with my original pair while I was trying to figure out if I had a pair or not. Normally the smaller one hides more and the larger one is out more. So maybe the larger one is making the other one hide and with the divider the smaller one felt safe to come out. Or maybe they are paired up and the smaller one wanted to be by it's mate and this individual is just a bit more cryptic than normal. It's anyone's guess at this point. Right now they are not separated and the larger one lets the smaller one eat and with how they acted when I separated them I'm leaning toward them being a pair.
The larger one chased the smaller one away a couple times during feeding and the smaller one spends more time hiding so I was thinking the larger one was bullying the smaller one into hiding. So I separated them with a divider, but after doing so they both stayed by each others side at the divider. Which was the same behavior I witnessed with my original pair while I was trying to figure out if I had a pair or not. Normally the smaller one hides more and the larger one is out more. So maybe the larger one is making the other one hide and with the divider the smaller one felt safe to come out. Or maybe they are paired up and the smaller one wanted to be by it's mate and this individual is just a bit more cryptic than normal. It's anyone's guess at this point. Right now they are not separated and the larger one lets the smaller one eat and with how they acted when I separated them I'm leaning toward them being a pair.
