henward Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Is this a mating ritual, aggression or territorial ritual? Or what? I have two big dats, 1 foot + Both in same tank and been raised together since small. I noticed a few things, please tell me what they all are:D 1) twitching o the dorsal fin, rapid opening and closing them 2) shuddering body, shaking it like a person shaking his ass. 3) Clapping its mouth 4) Like a person making sounds with their teeth, by opening and closing rapidly, you can actually hear it from outside the tank the clapping of the mouth They both d it, one does I, then the other does it. Stretching the mouth they extend the mouth way out and all their fins then close it again At first I thought it was an itch, but that’s seld explanatory, they itch and scratch with gravel But the above, are all a little different Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Never seen that. Hope its mating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 its like they circle each other - as if to fight, but no sign of fighting at all they stay in one place, head to tail and swim in a circular pattern. then they swim away, twitch their fins and body, mouths, then come back do it again, i ony see it very seldom done, not often but they are definatley not attacking each oher. in fact its almost like they huddle up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 i doubt its mating lol specialy with the amonia spike l8ly also dont they breed in brakish waters? wel thats what i read some fish farms wer doing it like that in asia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 well amonia is not 0, put my fx5 to it i might try mixing them and the jar again i realy believe it will beok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 and you dats are diffrnt arent they ? wide bar? and... cant rember your other one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 yes, wide bar and indo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 doubt its mating too, but hey, if it spawns ill let you all know:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 anyone else seen this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 ive only had the dorsal twitch from mine but not usuly at each other lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 well this is weird dorsal twitch the circular swimming ad the mouth clapping if anyone has any info i would be happy to hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Doubt its mating considering that they're two different species (D. pulcher and microlepis). Mine does the twitching thing sometimes. Most likely just sorting out the pecking order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 ok they never attack though ever but sounsd logical to me the twitching and swaying. jsut strange lookin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I'd say they have it sorted who's dominant and who's submissive so they don't need to fight, just reinforce it every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 cool damn dats wont eat anything else but beef heart i tried pink prawns, shelled prawns, raw prawns, fish fillets. wont eat anything beef heart, as soon as it sees it, it grabs it like its starving i gave it a tiny piece perhaps i should starve it more so it will eat prawns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Mine gets fussy if I feed it frozen discus/cichlid tucker for too many days in a row and I have to starve it for a few days before it'll take prawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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