Green Terror - What Do You Make of This!!

[notho2000]

The video shows a 10" male Green Terror (Adinoacara rivulatus) guarding fry. This is normally not an unusual scene, but in this case, it is because they are not his fry. In fact he has never been with a female of his species. Well, he has decided to play parent to a portion of the fry from the Caquetaia kraussi spawn. Rather than feast on them, his parental instinct has somehow "kicked in" and he has become a model surrogate parent, vigorously defending them against all threats. On his part, planned parenthood? Not so much. We have all heard of dogs adopting kittens and vice-versa. I suppose adoption of young by a single parent happens in the fish world, too. Are they his pets? (different genus and species)

[video=youtube_share;jRJFS4KRrTI]http://youtu.be/jRJFS4KRrTI[/video]

 

[BanjoMinnow]

Wow thats kinda cool. Well unless your the real parents.

 

[Crazy mike]

Question: how are the parents of those fry reacting to this?


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[notho2000]

Wow thats kinda cool. Well unless your the real parents.

Question: how are the parents of those fry reacting to this?


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The 'kraussi' pair are still guarding several hundred fry and don't seem to be aware of the "missing" ones. The male 'kraussi' goes over to the GT and challenges it from time to time, but the GT doesn't back down. Nor do the fry rush to their real "dad" when he's near lol.

 

[RD.]

Very fascinating behaviour from a male GT. Thanks for sharing that vid!

 

[MTBjake]

That is incredible!! Thanks for sharing. I hope uncle GT get "his" group to grow out until you're ready to remove them.


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[djlamonica]

I read an article about this in a magazine but I cant remember the specific species, Ill rummage through my stuff and see if I can find it.

 

[dougjeffries]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Thelatinofishlover]

hahaha thats kinda cute lol and very intresting as well

 

[petspoiler]

wonder if the kraussi will think they are GT's, ie; bonded to them by first imprint as a parent..?