Breeding behavior? *Video*

[hmoobvwj]

Hey all MFKer! I have three poly senegalus all around 7"-8.5" in a 55 gallon tank. The tank is half planted as you can see and temp is around 80ish. I know I have two male and one female (biggest one), and today when I woke up to turn on the lights this is what I came to see....
My question is: Is this breeding behavior? I couldn't get all on the camera, but a male came right next to her and started do put his genatil right next to hers and started shaking.....

Thanks all!

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[Cohazard]

Well, it does look like courtship behavior a bit, they are likely too immature to spawn. Any flexing of the anal fin by the male?


Oh, and their 'genitalia' are internal, so they never put them next to each other lol

 

[hmoobvwj]

I'm not that familiar with breeding polys. But what do you mean flexing of the anal fin on the male?

 

[Cohazard]

This:

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and this (I love this vid, he tried pretty hard to get her warmed up )

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[hmoobvwj]

Thanks! One of my male was doing exactly what the Dehelzi in the 2nd video was doing to my female.

 

[Jakob]

This:



and this (I love this vid, he tried pretty hard to get her warmed up )

Poor male Del, hitting on the wrong species, these fry would have been some things. (upper jaw x lower jaw)

 

[beblondie]

My del wasn't fussy he tried with both my male and femaleP.polli over and over

 

[Hao]

Poor male Del, hitting on the wrong species, these fry would have been some things. (upper jaw x lower jaw)

 

[Hao]

This:

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and this (I love this vid, he tried pretty hard to get her warmed up )

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im cracking up

 

[crowxviii]

hey hmoobvwj i think its doing a courtship ritual. hehehe good luck man. your gonna be a grand dad to hundreds soon. get some more videos, we'd like to see what happening.

Poor male Del, hitting on the wrong species, these fry would have been some things. (upper jaw x lower jaw)

just curious here...so you mean they don't cross breed or something like that? I mean won't it be successful if your breeding pair/species aren't of the same kind?