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Hello,

look this battle in the tank between a Sewellia lineolata and (in my opinion) a Gastromycon punctulatus. Please not the totally different color of the Gastromycon! The normally color is dark grey.

They fight on a wood, which the Gastromycon means, it is his own place but the Sewellia want to get it too.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=TS89qZwfYgk

Some pictures:









Best regards
Dirk

I see, that is a Gastromycon scitulus, not a G. punctulatus.

Hi Dirk,

Such "aggression" coloring I've noticed while a battle between two Pseudogastromyzon. But not often.

Bye,
Thomas

Hi Thomas,

thanks for your feedback.

Greetings
Dirk

Hi Dirk, great pictures and video. Martin has some pictures of what we call the 'war-paint' colouration they display when in a dispute with other suckers. Mine have never coloured up as much like yours and Martins but i must say it's really interesting with the dark 'skunk like' appearance.

Hi Graeme,

"war-paintin'"... I know. It's the coloring of indians or other, which are on the warpath. I was very amazed, as I saw his colorchanging during nearly a half minute.
In my eyes, the video is a little bit to short. But the battles are not really big/long and I could watch it only on two or three days.

skunk like... a good adjustment.

Good n8.
Dirk