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I know housing 2 males together is bad. What I am wondering is do they fight over the ladies from the time they are babies or do they have to be a little older? I'm not considering putting 2 males together either, I just think when I see 6 unsexed leos in a tank odds are there is 1 or more males.
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males will reach sexual maturity at 8-9 months, they fight over territory, females whatever, leos are solitary, having 2 of any sex can cause strees, obviously not a whole lot but if there are many a few could stop eating, thats one reason why healthy leos at petstores can be skinny somtimes, they're dominated by the bigger ones
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There was a time I thought I had 3 juvenille females (~5-6 inches), I kept them in one tank, and I discovered one of them always get bashed up here and there (ok, I am a bit exaggerated, they're just very light scratches). I later discovered out of the 3, 2 of them are actually males. So, I removed one of the male while I prepare for the new tanks; to my suprise, I discovered that it was the female that was bashing him up. This female is only slightly larger than him, not even half inch longer. So, I reckon as juvenilles (less than 5-6 inches), size is more important than gender when housing together.

Just my thoughts, I am not saying this is fact.

My friend has had 2 tangerine males housed together for about 2 years now. They get along for the most part with only minor fighting once in a long while. He has since seperated them to be safe. They are both full grown adults, one being larger than the other. The smaller one is always the aggressor.

it doesnt matter when they start to fight!
dont keep them togather!!!