Aqua Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Hey all, I just noticed this morning some interesting behaviour with my wcmm... They are all congregating around the middle (lengthwise) of my tank, in between to large floating indian fern 'colonies' <--:lol: There are aggressive males, and submissive males, the aggressive ones seem to have much more colour, the submissive ones are quite pale! A couple of the females (I think I only have about 3 females in a group of about 14 :-?) are so large they are starting to resemble hatchetfish! :lol: I'm uncertain why they've all of a sudden decided to do this, it's definately courtship behaviour, and all of them, male + female are taking turns at swimming through the root structure of the indian fern, sometimes finding something to eat, other times they just hang there for a little while and then leave again... if only my flatmate was awake & out of bed, I'd borrow his digital cam to show y'all!!! :evil: Ah well - here's hoping I get some babies! On the topic of babies - here's a quick list of the current inhabitants of the tank: 1x Betta splendens - www.nik.co.nz/betta.htm 2x Botia macracantha - www.nik.co.nz/botia.htm 2x Crossocheilus siamensis - www.nik.co.nz/cross.htm 1x Hypostomus plecostomus - www.nik.co.nz/pleco.htm 2x Corydoras aeneus - www.nik.co.nz/caeneus.htm 1x Corydoras paleatus - www.nik.co.nz/cpaleatus.htm 2x Ancistrus spp. (male & female I think) - www.nik.co.nz/ancis.htm 14(ish)x Tanichtys albonubes - www.nik.co.nz/tanic.htm What out of these are likely to chow down on the fry? Obviously the Betta, and possibly the wcmm, but does anyone know if the Crossocheilus would eat them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 I am not sure whether any of them, apart from the betta, would particularly go for the fry. With plenty of plant cover many should survive. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 wcmm don't tend to eat their fry. However I would be more worried that the catfish will eat the eggs, unless they are falling into plants, and then I agree with Caryl. The fighter will love the extra live food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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