kiwiraka Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 So common bullies breeding isn't unusual..... But I was watching my native fish and I saw two bullies spawning (fourth spawn I know of this year) but the unusual part is that the female is from a tidal stream (caught literally metres from the sea) and the male is a very unusual landlocked common bully (he has six fin rays and actually looks more like a crans bully) Anyone heard of landlocked and diadromous bullies spawning together? I'm positive the male is landlocked, there is no connection to the sea from the lake he is from. Also I unfortunately will not be able to remove the eggs, they are on a three foot peice of wood that supports most of the rockwork in the tank. EDIT: I just had another look and a second (diadromous) female has started spawning, I would guess that there are now close to a thousand eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 So common bullies breeding isn't unusual..... But I was watching my native fish and I saw two bullies spawning (fourth spawn I know of this year) but the unusual part is that the female is from a tidal stream (caught literally metres from the sea) and the male is a very unusual landlocked common bully (he has six fin rays and actually looks more like a crans bully) Anyone heard of landlocked and diadromous bullies spawning together? I'm positive the male is landlocked, there is no connection to the sea from the lake he is from. Also I unfortunately will not be able to remove the eggs, they are on a three foot peice of wood that supports most of the rockwork in the tank. EDIT: I just had another look and a second (diadromous) female has started spawning, I would guess that there are now close to a thousand eggs My diadromous and landlocked common spawn together, and one of the common females even spawned with a male Cran's :fshi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Do you know if the Cran's/Common and the diadromous/landlocked eggs were fertile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Do you know if the Cran's/Common and the diadromous/landlocked eggs were fertile? Pass, there are far too many things to eat them in there. I doubt the Cran's cross would be, but can see why the common wouldn't be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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