Hi all,
Just yesterday I received a beautiful pair of wild blue Apistogramma cacatuoides from Neil here at apistogramma.com. I can't believe it, but it looks to me like they are already beginning breeding behavior!
The female spent her whole first day in the new tank exploring, and eventually took a major interest in a driftwood "cave". She spent the evening swimming in and out and chasing away any cory cat that happened her way.
Then today, I noticed that the female has been pursuing the male almost single-mindedly. He doesn't seem too interested, but she keeps opening her fins nearby and rubbing herself against the male.
Is this courtship behavior after all? If it is, I'm completely amazed! I haven't even had these little guys 2 days!
The tank is a 12 gallon nano cube and houses the pair of cacs, plus a small group of pygmy corydoras and four fancy guppies (my husband's fish ^_^). There are some live plants, but they are barely "live" anymore, as the light's ballast went out and I'm waiting for a replacement to arrive. So the fish have been living in the dim light cast by the tank "next door", and from what I can tell, mainly feeding on snails off the bottom, along with a mild interest in flake and freeze-dried foods.
Thanks for any replies!
Just yesterday I received a beautiful pair of wild blue Apistogramma cacatuoides from Neil here at apistogramma.com. I can't believe it, but it looks to me like they are already beginning breeding behavior!
The female spent her whole first day in the new tank exploring, and eventually took a major interest in a driftwood "cave". She spent the evening swimming in and out and chasing away any cory cat that happened her way.
Then today, I noticed that the female has been pursuing the male almost single-mindedly. He doesn't seem too interested, but she keeps opening her fins nearby and rubbing herself against the male.
Is this courtship behavior after all? If it is, I'm completely amazed! I haven't even had these little guys 2 days!
The tank is a 12 gallon nano cube and houses the pair of cacs, plus a small group of pygmy corydoras and four fancy guppies (my husband's fish ^_^). There are some live plants, but they are barely "live" anymore, as the light's ballast went out and I'm waiting for a replacement to arrive. So the fish have been living in the dim light cast by the tank "next door", and from what I can tell, mainly feeding on snails off the bottom, along with a mild interest in flake and freeze-dried foods.
Thanks for any replies!