Alfa male stoles cave (Now with pictures)

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:40 pm

Hi all,

My beta male spawned with my alfa female, after one night the alfa male stole beta male's cave and eggs. Have anybody had same kind of situation? Is it possible that alfa male continues tending? That was my worst case scenario and it happend

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:52 am

No answers, but i know it now.

Caesars · Post by **Caesars** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:06 pm

I had a strange situation with the recent spawning too. The third female went in the cave of the Alpha male, and he chucked her out. She then went in the cave of the beta male and he blocked her out. She ended up in the cave of the third male, who let her in.

They were locked in for two days and eventually the third male got out, leaving her in. She stayed in, the Alpha male went in and got out a day later. The third male returned and they spawned.

I moved the cave with the dad in a breeding tank and put another cave in the same place. The second female (Cleopatra) got in and the first male, Caesar, left his cave, went there and locked her in. They spawned.

Does that make sense?

Lucy · Post by **Lucy** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:32 pm

Artic circle wrote:No answers, but i know it now.

So what happened? Did he tend the eggs or throw them out?

Lucy <><

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:40 pm

Yes he did continue

he throw four babies out, i picked them up but only one of these survived. Alfa male is still in the cave and there is ~15 youngster with "spare" dad.

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:10 pm

There was 12 youngsters in the cave and alfa male has new spawn and youngsters in the cave. This is my third spawn in this year. First spawn 11 youngsters, second 12 and now male is tending new spawn

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:42 pm

Here's couple of pictures, there is 29 youngster born this year.

discusbabe · Post by **discusbabe** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:00 pm

Fantastic! So jealous! Keep up the good work!

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:07 am

Last night they have done it again

beta male is tending eggs.

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:19 am

This is fantastic! I'm sorry I missed this thread.

i've never heard of an alpha taking over eggs fertilized by a beta male before

Are you sure it was't the alphas eggs?

Weird

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:13 pm

This is fantastic! I'm sorry I missed this thread.

i've never heard of an alpha taking over eggs fertilized by a beta male before Are you sure it was't the alphas eggs?

Weird

Yes i'm sure, beta male and the eggs was in the cave in the evening, when i checked in the morning alfa male was taken the beta males place, but alfa male continue to tending eggs

Now beta male is in the cave and tends eggs, hope that he can continue it till the end this time. Both alfa and beta male has learned to take care of eggs so i don't have to do anything, only wait.

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:17 pm

learn something new about these fish every day

it's against what's normal in nature, but they are special in many ways aren't they.

Congrats and well done on a fantastic result this year!

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:29 pm

learn something new about these fish every day it's against what's normal in nature, but they are special in many ways aren't they.

Congrats and well done on a fantastic result this year!

It happened again, alfa male has taken the beta males cave and the eggs

, he is lazy bastard

, hope that alfa male continues tending again. Maybe i have to split aqurium next time, so the beta male can do he's job.

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:04 pm

Cave is now empty, alfa male has moved to another cave. I don't found any fry, eggs or egg shells

can they move eggs to another cave?

Artic circle · Post by **Artic circle** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:50 am

Hi all!

After my last post i had 4 spawns, 2 of them didn't get any results, third spawn give 7 healthy babys and the latest is spawned saturday. It was my beta male and "alfa" female again, this time i have dealed aquarium so the lazy bastard (alfamale) can't overtake cave where the eggs are.

This years result is 36 babys, hope that this new spawn goes right

Sorry my bad English