Gulpers mating

[j-lor]

Gulper catfish have been mating non stop ever since i got them. Got my fingers crossed.

[j-lor]

Link on bottom of video works.

[Jools]

Can you see any signs that the female is gravid?

Jools

[Shane]

Are those eggs they keep stirring up or sand?
-Shane

[j-lor]

What's gravid? Also yes it's sand.

[Narwhal72]

Gravid means she is full of eggs.

[Bas Pels]

Gulpers can be round, just because the´ve eaten. Therefore, a thick female soes noty mean that much. But a female full witheggs, that is gravid, could produce offspring after a succesfull mating and laying of fertilized eggs

[j-lor]

She looks skinny to me. Will just have to wait and see. Thx

[Viktor Jarikov]

What makes you think this may be a mating behavior?

It is interesting though, I've got three ~5"-ers and have never seen them do anything like this.

[bekateen]

What makes you think this may be a mating behavior?

It is interesting though, I've got three ~5"-ers and have never seen them do anything like this.

Victor, the very fact that you haven't seen yours do this might mean that it is a behavior which is not simply aggression or normal, non-sexual interaction, and thus it could very well be a mating behavior, or at least a pre-mating courtship behavior. From the video, it seems very programmed.

Cheers, Eric

[j-lor]

I seen the male grab the females fin and rub tails. I'll try to record it next time.

[Viktor Jarikov]

Thanks.

... the very fact that you haven't seen yours do this might mean that it is a behavior which is not simply aggression or normal, non-sexual interaction, and thus it could very well be a mating behavior, or at least a pre-mating courtship behavior. From the video, it seems very programmed.

Excellent deductive thinking, detective! On a more serious note, gulpers appear to (almost?) not exhibit any intra-species aggression.