Syno Shoutendeni fighting????

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Syno Shoutendeni fighting????

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i woke up yesterday to 2 syno. shout. mouth fighting like large cichlids do. They were locked at the mouths. Fighting or spawning??
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Males, females or one of each????

Probably two males...

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Re: Syno Shoutendeni fighting????

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regardless of the sexes, this is typical aggression between two individuals of the same species, actually one of the most aggressive acts they get up to, as opposed to body biting or head to head pectoral fin 'jousting'
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definitely aggression.
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