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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 7:35 pm
by Barbie
IME, if the male has his tail out the door, he doesn't have eggs in behind him. I've had it take as long as a month of having the female trapped for them to be successful. Patience is the key they tell me. Of course I've never had any patience, so I wouldn't know what happened in my case 
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Barbie
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:05 pm
by Tariq
i shined with a torch(sory i couldnt resist)but as far as i can see i dont see alot and his tail is quite often haning out now.does this mean they maybe were like practising?or did i maybe scared them by my torch and camera yesterday?and if i leave them alone will they go at it again?
Des i am not sure but the female doesnt seem slimmer to me i might be wrong ofcourse,i didnt pay alot of atention last week to the fiish to see if there were some changes,this femlae that was trapped seemed quite fat just behind the belly togheter with another one i just noticed a few minutes ago?
if they were eggbound is it just behind the belly i mean stomach?
thanks barbie and des and mceve
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:57 pm
by Des
Tariq,
When a female is eggbound/fullof eggs, she is a lot bigger just behind the pectoral fins and also on the "underbelly". After she has laid , she gets slimmer, once again.
I will try and find a picture for you.
Regards,
Des.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:22 pm
by Tariq
i didnt find any eggs but there are 2 females constantly near the opening of a another cave with another male,but one of the females is pretty smal,l just over 2 inches but her belly is pretty thick.does this mean anything??
thanks
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:35 pm
by Rob
Hi Tariq
It is a good sign that the females are hanging around the mouth of the cave, although at 2" I'd be surprised if she is egg bound. That said two of my females are around 2.5" and spawn quite frequently but they are mature fish.
Have you any idea what age the fish are?
Des is spot on with the identification after a fish has spawned, the females can look far slimmer, and there is also usually a redening around the vent.
good luck
rob
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:50 pm
by Tariq
i don't now how ola they are,but i just tried to measure the female and my guess is she is about 2.3,and she also behaves like a female.