Cuban Pair VIDEO - Fry, Pre-spawn Behavior, and a DBN 3D Background.

[aclockworkorange]

This is my 90 gallon tank. It WAS very nicely aquascaped for a minute, but as soon as it started looking nice these two decided to spawn and redocorate everything, and now that they have fry in the tank I don't want to mess with decor. This video was taken about five minutes after a big WC, so it's a bit cloudy, and the WC put them "in the mood" so you will see a bit of aggression between them. 99.9% of the time they are an extremely bonded and gentle pair.

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx78/Jeff_Campbell/d49e7dd6.mp4

Enjoy!

 

[Freshwaterpredators]

They look really nice and i dont see any aggression between them. congrats on the spawn too

 

[aclockworkorange]

They look really nice and i dont see any aggression between them. congrats on the spawn too

Heh, you didn't see the female bite the male on his right side a little less than half way through the video? I started shooting video because they were doing that. They lip locked right before I started taking video. It's all flirtation, exactly how they behaved before they spawned this batch of fry.

 

[JK47]

Great video Jeff! Glad you were finally able to get them over to their new tank.

 

[AcsFoolMike]

Great looking pair and tank! Good luck with the fry.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Great video Jeff! Glad you were finally able to get them over to their new tank.

Thanks bro. I need some big rocks and to finish the aquascape.

Great looking pair and tank! Good luck with the fry.

Thanks. Fry are doing well, getting frozen baby brine shrimp a few times a day and 50% water changes every other day or more. Frozen brine seems to be working well, I've never used it before but the fry eat it and they are growing quickly. It's a lot easier than hatching brine, just popping a cube out of the blister pack, defrosting it in tank water, and shooting it in with a turkey baster. I'm sure it's not as nutritious as live fresh brine, but it seems to get the job done.

 

[jweav]

Beautiful pair! How big is the male?

 

[aclockworkorange]

Beautiful pair! How big is the male?

I actually couldn't tell you exactly. I don't measure my fish--just stresses them out and I really don't care. It's a four foot tank for size reference. They're both adults, they probably aren't growing much more. It's a slow growing species as well. If I had to guess, maybe around 10" give or take? He's pretty big, haven't seen any other males significantly bigger than him anywhere online.