Bolivian Ram Behavior

[neon]

I have 2 Bolivian Rams, I was told when I bought them at LFS that they were male and female.  I saw one grabbing the other ones jaw the other day, from the front.  Is this mating or fighting behavior?

[zapisto]

well
it is really hard to sex bolivian ram........
for this dont look like matting.

[neon]

LFS told me that the male's top fin (dorsal)?, is longer than the females.

[PrincessFish]

I had the same situation - LFS thought they had sold me a male and female but I had the mouth fighting too and they turned out to be 2 males.  I now have a female in with them and it was clear right from the start that she was a female!  They started jockeying for position with her immediately.  And . . . it seems that the best way to tell is by the tail - males have longer somewhat trailing or pointed ends while females do not - their tails are pretty much just straight across.  This from the person who found me the female.

pF

[mseguin]

My angels do a jaw fight every now and then, and some other vicious behaviour, and they're definitely a pair. The rams could just be incompatible

[zapisto]

My angels do a jaw fight every now and then, and some other vicious behaviour, and they're definitely a pair. The rams could just be incompatible

matt dont compare bolivian rams and angel
bealieve me not same behavior