l. dorsigera, these guys are not kissing...

[Cockatoofreak]

Just remembered the title to this thread. In actuality, these two were "kissing"!

Day 2 of the spawn and all eggs appear to be viable. The pair are a real tag team, regularly trading places between fanning the eggs and protecting the nest.

 

[anewbie]

I guess she found him to be a suitable mate. You know these females just don't want a wimp as a mate.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

I guess she found him to be a suitable mate. You know these females just don't want a wimp as a mate.

Just like most females?

 

[Cockatoofreak]

Day 3 of the spawn was moving day. The non-swimming fry were moved several times from one excavated substrate depression to another. The male and female traded places several times. One scooping up fry from first depression, while the other one guards the second. What a team!

They did take breaks in order to "remind the other fish to stay away". They are in constant action...

 

[Cockatoofreak]

As the tank lights ramped up on Day 4, there was total chaos!

The fry could not be found and all the Dorsigera were fighting. I am guessing something happened to the fry during the night which prompted the riot. The male is the only one I could identify as the others appeared to be females in darkened, sparing colors. It looked like they were all in the process of establishing a new pecking order.

After a few hours, the male appeared to bond to a female, which one I am not certain.

Today, I am rushing around trying to setup a 20g Long to move the pair. This time I will only use 5 or 6 White Clouds as dither fish as I have not found any suitable Pencil Fish. I chose the White Clouds because I have them and they leave their own fry alone. Maybe they won't bother any of the Dorsigera fry...

Lesson learned...start off with a 20g Long or have one ready once pairing starts!

If there is any interest, I could start another thread for Round Two .

 

[anewbie]

While dependent on inviduals it is not unusual for pair forming fishes to do a bit of finger pointing when things go wrong.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

While dependent on inviduals it is not unusual for pair forming fishes to do a bit of finger pointing when things go wrong.

True! Probably happened in this case. No different that us humans, right?

 

[anewbie]

True! Probably happened in this case. No different that us humans, right?

Just like [xxx] female angles will sometime kill the male for messing up.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

Just like [xxx] female angles will sometime kill the male for messing up.

I hope my wife is not a "female angles" or angel, for that matter.

Maybe I'm just lucky for not messing up that badly "yet"!

 

[Cockatoofreak]

Anyone here or know of someone who might want to buy or trade some females for some males?

Looks like I have 1 male and 6 females. Currently, the male is playing with two females. Both females are trying to make nests at opposite corners (fortunately). The male goes back and forth between them. I don't know how this is going to turn out.

Hope I can buy or trade for a couple of males...please!

 

[anewbie]

You would have better luck posting else where - but you could ask the seller if they have females.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

You would have better luck posting else where - but you could ask the seller if they have females.

But, I am asking for males...

 

[anewbie]

But, I am asking for males...

Ok Ok - ask the seller for males

You might have to tell him if you want 1 dot or 2 dot fishes .... after all if you want 2 and he sends 1 you will have to add them together to get 2.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

You would have better luck posting else where - but you could ask the seller if they have females.

Guess you are right, I will post elsewhere but it is too bad. It has been fun here.

 

[anewbie]

Guess you are right, I will post elsewhere but it is too bad. It has been fun here.

I mean the ad of course asking for fishes.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

I mean the ad of course asking for fishes.

Right, I shouldn't leave here just because you can't say what you mean.

Round Two of the Guys Who Were Kissing:

 

[Cockatoofreak]

Right, I shouldn't leave here just because you can't say what you mean.

Round Two of the Guys Who Were Kissing:

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Day 2 - the male just carefully picked out a single egg that had fungused.

 

[KenL]

That’s a lot of eggs.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

That’s a lot of eggs.

By my estimate, a little over 100.

 

[Cockatoofreak]

By my estimate, a little over 100.

Day 3 - Moving Day.
Pair moved the emerging fry from the log to a depression in the substrate, a few inches away.
They have stepped up their clearing of other fish from the nest area.