paul b November 2, 2009 Share November 2, 2009 I have always said that if your fish are exhibiting mating behavior they are in the best of health. There are as many varied mating behaviors as there are fish. My fireclowns just get next to each other and shake while smacking each other with their tails, my bluestripped pipefish kind of swim parallel to each other and occasionally wrap around each other. Bangai cardinals just stay next to each other as do seahorses and the male of these gobies drag the female around in their mouth. This male has been holding (gingerly) the female by the area just before the tail for an hour. She is playing hard to get and is probably not ready to lay eggs. This pair has been laying eggs for a few years now. Here is the female tending an earlier spawning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeria November 2, 2009 Share November 2, 2009 Paul, Are you trying to raise the fry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b November 2, 2009 Author Share November 2, 2009 Valeria, no, I don't do that anymore. They are in a 100 gallon reef and I don't take out the eggs or babies. It is very time consuming and for some reason I can't fit it in anymore. You also need to buy rotifers. Maybe in the winter I will raise a batch if I can locate the eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b November 15, 2009 Author Share November 15, 2009 Think you can find any eggs in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b December 15, 2009 Author Share December 15, 2009 Now these guys seem to be ready to spawn. There is a pair of these which are about half the size of the ones pictured above. I don't know how long I have had them but it is a few years. I did not even think the two of these that I have are the same species as they always stayed away from each other and were different colors. Not the both fish have almost the same colors and one of them is pregnant. They spend much of their time in a small bottle. They are not too bright because when I feed the tank live worms, they try to eat the worms through the glass and never realize they have to exit the bottle to eat. This behaviour of course forces me to squirt worms into the bottle. I will try to get a picture of the two together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami December 15, 2009 Share December 15, 2009 They are not too bright because when I feed the tank live worms, they try to eat the worms through the glass and never realize they have to exit the bottle to eat. This behaviour of course forces me to squirt worms into the bottle. Can you blame them, Paul? After all, it's like room service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b December 16, 2009 Author Share December 16, 2009 Can you blame them, Paul? After all, it's like room service! Yes it is but they are going to have to get over that. I am going to have a talk to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami December 16, 2009 Share December 16, 2009 Yes it is but they are going to have to get over that. I am going to have a talk to them You may have a tough time getting in their front door. Bring worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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