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    WillBattle - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Without pictures, or a quick video of there interactions together it is hard to say. However when a friend and I introduced my female and his male dragonet, to his 120g gal, they got along quite well. The male, noticing her pretty much right away when she was added came up to her, fins flaring, but never nipping her, after showing off his fins to her for a few minutes or so, he put them down, and followed her around for a few hours. Now, they interact mostly at dusk/night, with a mating dance here and there, but besides that, they ignore each other mostly. From what you discribed it does seem like they are two males, one just has a damaged spine. ( from what I am told this happens quite often with shipping multiple males together) I posted a thread and video a month back or so, of my friends pair doing their 'dance' at dusk, if you are interested in viewing that

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    Quote Originally Posted by WillBattle View Post
    Without pictures, or a quick video of there interactions together it is hard to say. However when a friend and I introduced my female and his male dragonet, to his 120g gal, they got along quite well. The male, noticing her pretty much right away when she was added came up to her, fins flaring, but never nipping her, after showing off his fins to her for a few minutes or so, he put them down, and followed her around for a few hours. Now, they interact mostly at dusk/night, with a mating dance here and there, but besides that, they ignore each other mostly. From what you discribed it does seem like they are two males, one just has a damaged spine. ( from what I am told this happens quite often with shipping multiple males together) I posted a thread and video a month back or so, of my friends pair doing their 'dance' at dusk, if you are interested in viewing that
    I've got a female, and I'm thinking of getting a male. She's been in the tank for around 2-3 months doing great. Any advice? Should I or shouldn't I. The last thing I want is for them to fight.

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