S. eupterus breeding
Posted: 21 Dec 2004, 08:20
I have a pair plus one. I think it is plus one male, but can't be certain. The S. eupterus are in a tank with other synos and other sorts of fish.
The pair shows interest in spawning fairly often and becomee quite serious about it after a large water change, esp. if the water is a bit warmer than tank temp.
Does anyone know if these fish are egg scatterers, nesters, caretaking parents or anything about their breeding behavior? What accomodations they might need, besides a lot of room?
Do they dig? The S. decorous paired up briefly and it seemed that some attempt to dig or to clear the gravel under the cave was involved.
I could swear I saw one egg stuck to a plevic fin on the female last time they were interested--maybe it was gravel. I separated a pair out of the 100 gal. tank a few years ago and put them in a 40 gal tank with a cave and floating cover.
The male killed the female over night so I don't think that is the way to do it.
Do they perhaps NEED the third fish for distaction? The spawning behavior is pretty rough.
troi
The pair shows interest in spawning fairly often and becomee quite serious about it after a large water change, esp. if the water is a bit warmer than tank temp.
Does anyone know if these fish are egg scatterers, nesters, caretaking parents or anything about their breeding behavior? What accomodations they might need, besides a lot of room?
Do they dig? The S. decorous paired up briefly and it seemed that some attempt to dig or to clear the gravel under the cave was involved.
I could swear I saw one egg stuck to a plevic fin on the female last time they were interested--maybe it was gravel. I separated a pair out of the 100 gal. tank a few years ago and put them in a 40 gal tank with a cave and floating cover.
The male killed the female over night so I don't think that is the way to do it.
Do they perhaps NEED the third fish for distaction? The spawning behavior is pretty rough.
troi