Question: What would cause a sudden increase in activity?

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Over the past two days I've noticed one of my guys swimming a lot. Not struggling to get to the bottom (I've dealt with that before) its just like hes pacing. He kind of has that reddish color that they get when they're fighting a night crawler. All I can think of is that a cool front came in and its much cooler than it was two days ago. He doesnt seem stressed, just active. I'll be feeding both of my axies in a few hours so ill see if hes gonna eat or not tonight. I should also mention that my other axie in the same tank is fine and just loafing around like normal. when is mating season?
 
they do that when they are in the mood. are they female or male?
 
I'd check water parameters just to be sure.
 
I think both of my axies are male, I need to get a new test kit from the pet store. I'll test as soon as I can. Thanks for the replies :)
 
How much did the temp change, aren't they more active in cool water (someone correct me if this statement is wrong), plus someone mentioned increased activity as maybe being him/her looking for a mate.
 
I thought they were more calm and slower when in colder water?
 
They tend to be alot more active when they are in the mood, the water temp is warm and when the water parameters are a bit off.........
 
I thought my pair were both male too... until I woke up to a tank full of eggs :D
 
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