jiggling male?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 9:52 pm
Hi i've noticed this a couple of times when a male is sitting in a cave he will jiggle/shake his tale up & down - is this a call for a female? or a warning to other males? any ideas?
Hi Jo
From what I have seen this is a territorial sign, unless there is a female at the mouth of a cave. Either way it seems to be away of showing their"masculinity".
The major difference when there is a female involved is he tends to curl the tail round as well.
It is a good sign however as it means you have a nice dominant male.
Are there any younger or smaller fish hanging round his cave?
rob
