Faran Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Got a nice shot of my male displaying for the female and camera pre-coitus. They're doing the deed now, would take some pictures but don't want to distract them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 If they're doing it right they won't notice the camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Egg layers don't do what you are suggesting B&K, only the Livebearers do that. Their act is spawning. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 good luck there Blue , remeber take the daddy out once there free swimming ( am i getting a bit ahead here ? ) as i did and i now have a tank full of nice size babies BTW nice looking male there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 do male dwarfs eat there young then? or just cockatoos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 do male dwarfs eat there young then? or just cockatoos? I'd say the same rules as most , if it fits in the mouth it will eat it. my male was trying to eat the fry and the female was trying to protect them, this caursed a bit of a spat between them so I took him out , she continued to look after them herself no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 That is a great male, you're going to have some choice babies there, good luck to you with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Spoke with the breeder I got them from and he suggests leaving the male as last time I removed him and she ate the eggs. Will be doing lots of small water changes and hoping she doesn't get flustered enough to eat them again. The top of the cave/pot is COVERED in eggs... twice as many as there were last time! Yeah, he's a nice un. My previous males were nicer but a breeding pair of Bolivian Rams got territorial when spawning and :bounce: them.... I was left with this gorgeous girl and had to get a new male... only took them 2 or 3 days to get it on the first time around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 The reason the male is removed is because the female can get REAL viscious with him and may kill him. The male tends to guard out side of a 150mm approx radius that the female covers. So watch out for her giving him the bash. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Yup, which is why he was very specific about it being a 60cm tank and that the "cave" was in one corner with plenty of plant and decor to give the male a corner all to his self Currently in exactly that config.... female guarding the cave on one end and male sitting in a corner in the other. Poor guy... which is the reason why I took him out last time. Ah the joys of fish keeping. Wish they'd make up their bloody minds! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 If they're doing it right they won't notice the camera Good point.... but the male was getting distracted really easily even when I was walking by the tank so I could only assume a massive FLASH would just kill the mood completely.... maybe if I tried taking pictures by candlelight? Egg layers don't do what you are suggesting B&K, only the Livebearers do that. Their act is spawning. Too true. My bad, I was trying to find a more PC term than "Gettin' it on!!!" good luck there Blue , remeber take the daddy out once there free swimming ( am i getting a bit ahead here ? ) as i did and i now have a tank full of nice size babies BTW nice looking male there Ohhhh... last time I took out dad right after the spawning was over. Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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