Ahhh.....I would say that you might as well wait untill next year before you try to spawn. It took 1&1/2 yrs before my fish were comfortable enough to eat in front of me, and i bought them when they were the size of quarters. I read that they need a long time to establish dominance and reach a stable state of hirachy. (think i mispelled that) Eventually the most dominant male and female will pair up and run all other fish off secluding themselves for the spawning. I was lucky that i have only 2 fish and they are opposite sex, even more lucky that they spawned. Still have no luck in getting more eggs.