Male Steatocranus Casuarius & Fry

[Adhlc]

Here's a single shot of my male Buffalohead with some of fry from the latest spawn.

He and the female are both wild-caught. I purchased them from WetSpot a couple years ago and once they settled in, they started breeding after every major thunderstorm that we got here.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Interesting, what a great shot.

 

[Adhlc]

Thanks Greg, much appreciated.

I've read that most Steatocranus typically breed around the same time as a thunderstorm or heavy rainfall. Their fry have a higher chance of survival as a result of all the excess nutrients and food that's washed into the water.

This sort of instinctual behavior is really interesting to me. Especially since they're able to still detect a thunderstorm or heavy rainfall in an aquarium, inside an apartment building. Haha.

 

[deeda]

Great pic, congrats on the latest spawn and thanks for sharing. I think I will need to pick up this species as I haven't kept them yet.

 

[Adhlc]

Great pic, congrats on the latest spawn and thanks for sharing. I think I will need to pick up this species as I haven't kept them yet.

Thanks Dee! They've been one of the most interesting and fun species I've ever kept.