Signs of poly ready to spawn

[Polyaddict86]

So few days ago i took a video of my endli dabola shaking its tail and i thought it was a funny moment. Today i saw both my faranah endli and my queen of the tank which is the dabola endli doing the same thing, and i was thinking maybe something wrong with my water so i did WC. After a few hours done with WC i went down to check the polys and i saw my biggest male which is the nigerain lap flexing its anal fin and folowing the dabola endli and look like a dog smelling the dabola endlis anal fin.
I was going to take a pic or video but when i got close to the tank they both seperated.
Are this signs of spawning or its just cooncidence? I think they still young to be active to spawn.
Any thoughts?

 

[tlindsey]

So few days ago i took a video of my endli dabola shaking its tail and i thought it was a funny moment. Today i saw both my faranah endli and my queen of the tank which is the dabola endli doing the same thing, and i was thinking maybe something wrong with my water so i did WC. After a few hours done with WC i went down to check the polys and i saw my biggest male which is the nigerain lap flexing its anal fin and folowing the dabola endli and look like a dog smelling the dabola endlis anal fin.
I was going to take a pic or video but when i got close to the tank they both seperated.
Are this signs of spawning or its just cooncidence? I think they still young to be active to spawn.
Any thoughts?

Keep observing and if you notice the male cupping its anal fin then yes possible spawning. They will scatter the eggs which are very tiny some will stick to aquarium glass, plants etc. also the other poly's will get super active looking for eggs to eat .

 

[tlindsey]

Does the female look bloated looking at all to you?

 

[Polyaddict86]

Does the female look bloated looking at all to you?

No they look normal, i was thinking it maybe giving signs that its ready to mate

 

[Polyaddict86]

Ive seen the male nigerian lap flexing its anal fin when the dabola endli and faranah endli gets close to him, then when the are not close to the male they shake their tail that looks like they dancing. Ill observe it and try to get a video.

 

[tlindsey]

No they look normal, i was thinking it maybe giving signs that its ready to mate

Very possible but the female's are not gravid yet lol. I suggest you log down your water parameters and temperature and keep doing your wc's with the same water temperature which should be cooler.

 

[tlindsey]

You also may notice more than 1 male trying to spawn with the same female. I believe polys spawn in good hobbyist aquariums but they don't notice lol. It actually caught me by surprise because I spotted a Senegal fry dart off the gravel lol. If not for that I probably wouldn't have known what to look for.☺

 

[Polyaddict86]

So you mean lower water temp should be better to make them mate?

 

[tlindsey]

So you mean lower water temp should be better to make them mate?

The wc water temp should be slightly cooler when replaced that will trigger spawning. Just think about rain in their natural environment. Just keep doing what you are doing because they are liking it. Thats why I suggest you log everything from this point on.

 

[tlindsey]

Don't change anything including their food and feeding routine.