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Spawning behaviour
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:33 am
by alsbeth
Hi ,can anybody tell me when a male traps a female should the fish be lying opposite. e.g Male with his tale sticking slightly out of the opening of his cave ,with the females tail at the back of the cave and head facing towards the opening. Hope this makes sense.
Thanks Al
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:17 pm
by Jo's Zebs
I think TTAs zebs spawned like this recently the fact that they are in the cave together is good
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:02 pm
by John
I've witnessed my L201 and L174 spawn like that, not with my zebs yet.
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:01 pm
by alsbeth
Hi ,Thanks everyone for your replies,this is their first time, so i will see what happens. Thanks Al
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:10 pm
by TwoTankAmin
Yes. In all the previous spawns I have spied on I had never seen this configuration before. But it resulted in eggs. When I posted about it it was explained that the actual spawning occurs with the fish facing in opposite directions
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:03 pm
by twinspots_goby
From my previous experience, this particular configuration is due to small size of the female. If the female is small enough, she can turn around with head pointing outside when laying eggs inside the cave. All my 3 small females have been doing that. I have a bigger female and she's never done that when laid eggs. It is my personal experience and thought. I could be wrong.
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:22 pm
by alsbeth
Hi, just an update. The female remained in the cave for approx 6 nights and whilst in there , swapped into various positions.In the end she was tucked up right in the back of the cave and could not be seen.
But the good news is , the male is certainly on eggs.
Fingers crossed Al
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:22 pm
by twinspots_goby
Congrats!
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:04 pm
by Joby
Great result
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:05 pm
by Stevie.K
Fingers crossed, good luck