Hey all!
First off.. i'm not sure if i post in the right subforum, so if any mods think otherwise, please correct...
Do A Baenschi have shared custody, when eggs are deposited? I haven't seen much to the male lately, but i'm not affraid that he is ill or anything, because when he do decide to pop out, he looks healthy and fine. The female though, have been circling the whole tank, foraging and then turning back to the new cave (-Which this time is a large seedpod atop of a redmoore root), after each run... .
Do captive raised fish, have a breeding cycle? -like are they more active breeding at a specific time a year, which i assume wild fish to be.
Each time they have layed eggs, the cave entrance have been pointing west, is that jusr a coincidence or do fish have a preferred "main door"?
I have also noticed that in the days up to a potential breed, the two parents dart a lot of the decor, like they are pissing of their terrtitory or so...
Another fun observation is that, sometimes when the male is aggressive towards the female, his eyes almost shine, like "damnit woman, no i'm really annoyed with you"... -i'm sure that kind of statement is commonground in scientific papers..
Last question.. Is it normal for apistos to have more than one cave they are guarding? -the little female patrols 3 different caves.. though the male is only in one of them.
Then a small disclaimer to end it all off with.. Any all all of the previous statements and thought are by any means not scientific proven.. They are just my own thoughts on what i can see going on in the tank...
Looking forward to hear your thoughts on this..
-r
First off.. i'm not sure if i post in the right subforum, so if any mods think otherwise, please correct...
Do A Baenschi have shared custody, when eggs are deposited? I haven't seen much to the male lately, but i'm not affraid that he is ill or anything, because when he do decide to pop out, he looks healthy and fine. The female though, have been circling the whole tank, foraging and then turning back to the new cave (-Which this time is a large seedpod atop of a redmoore root), after each run... .
Do captive raised fish, have a breeding cycle? -like are they more active breeding at a specific time a year, which i assume wild fish to be.
Each time they have layed eggs, the cave entrance have been pointing west, is that jusr a coincidence or do fish have a preferred "main door"?
I have also noticed that in the days up to a potential breed, the two parents dart a lot of the decor, like they are pissing of their terrtitory or so...
Another fun observation is that, sometimes when the male is aggressive towards the female, his eyes almost shine, like "damnit woman, no i'm really annoyed with you"... -i'm sure that kind of statement is commonground in scientific papers..
Last question.. Is it normal for apistos to have more than one cave they are guarding? -the little female patrols 3 different caves.. though the male is only in one of them.
Then a small disclaimer to end it all off with.. Any all all of the previous statements and thought are by any means not scientific proven.. They are just my own thoughts on what i can see going on in the tank...
Looking forward to hear your thoughts on this..
-r