i have a "female" mali, shes 2 yrs old( so ive been told anyways) and today i picked up a male mali, hes also 2 yrs old......the male is quite bright colors,yellower and his tails black i had picked up the male to put him in his new tank and then went over to see how my female mali was........she totally freaked...hissed and flattened out,whipped me with her tail she has never done that before so i figured it was the smell of the other mali now im wondering if my female is actually a male =, being she reacted so strongly when i went back to touch the male mali he didnt have the same reaction any ideas on why she'd freak out so bad? im just wondering if this is an indication that my female mali is actually a male
Sorry I can't help you with the behavior but be careful when you get a new animal. You don't want to go touching the new animal then other animals you already have because the new animal may have an illness that you can't see. It's bets to quarantine any new animals away from your existing collection and make sure wash your hands well after touching the new animal before you touch any of your others. Congrats on the new mali, btw.
i got the mali from a person who takes very good care of his malis so i have no worry on sickness or anything hes had it for quite a while a year or so and its very healthy looking =)