
Originally Posted by
Gemma
I agree with Carlos. I would leave them together unless they're stopping each other from eating properly. I've experienced this problem (the amplexing, not the aggression) with 2 of my males but they calmed down after a couple of weeks and now they're fine together, so hopefully they will get it out of their systems soon. Are you sure the nipping and biting is out of aggression? Since they're not used to movement from another creature in the tank and they will pretty much try to eat anything that moves, it sounds like they're just mistaking each other for food. I imagine that this will get less common after a while once they get used to each other's presence, but it's normal for them to do that occasionally even if they've been together for a long time, especially at feeding time.