My Paratilapia Polleni just spawned!
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Posted lots of nice pics in the Photo Gallery, just search for Paratilapia.
Moved them to a 120g wide, and divided them.. They have spawned since.
I think I have 2 females, in search of a stud male.
I noticed when the laid eggs the first time, the fish I suspected to be the larger male, had some egg sac yolk hanging from the anal vent.
Maybe Paratilapias have an unknown secret and the males hold the eggs like Seahorses..
Posted lots of nice pics in the Photo Gallery, just search for Paratilapia.Moved them to a 120g wide, and divided them.. They have spawned since.
I think I have 2 females, in search of a stud male.
I noticed when the laid eggs the first time, the fish I suspected to be the larger male, had some egg sac yolk hanging from the anal vent.
Maybe Paratilapias have an unknown secret and the males hold the eggs like Seahorses..
Hi I am new on here first post in fact.
I joined this site to talk to other Paratilapia and Indonesian tiger fish lovers.
This seems to be the most relevant thread to post my questions .
At present I have got a group of 4 small spot 4",3.5",3",2" in a 3ft tank ,I am trying to get a pair then move them to a custom mad 5ft tank (under construction).
In the shop I had the choice of around 10 so I chose the biggest dominant one the second place and two of the smallest in the hope this would get at least one male female combo.
I had been recommended to get 6 but i thought if things went very wrong I would not have spare tank space for the others at present I have just a 2ft emergency tank if things get too rough.
I have spent many hours reading and researching my p.polleni .
Strangest thing that has happened so far was this morning I found one sleeping nose up in some amazon sword leaves bit like a sleeping bag.
Anyway it's behavior that I need help on ,from people who have paired these fish off in one tank.
Do both sex s do the display wiggle or just the males ?
if so I could have 3 males .
How rough is two rough before intervention they often bump each other and this is getting worse between the two largest however I have seen them do the wiggle display and look quite matey as well /I wonder if even they know who is male and female.
I have had 3 do the wiggle dance at the second smallest almost at the same time .
Does anyone have a definitive guide on how two sex these fish as in actual diagrams or pictures of the difference everyone seems to want this information I know it's obvious when they get larger but it would be nice two know now.
I joined this site to talk to other Paratilapia and Indonesian tiger fish lovers.
This seems to be the most relevant thread to post my questions .
At present I have got a group of 4 small spot 4",3.5",3",2" in a 3ft tank ,I am trying to get a pair then move them to a custom mad 5ft tank (under construction).
In the shop I had the choice of around 10 so I chose the biggest dominant one the second place and two of the smallest in the hope this would get at least one male female combo.
I had been recommended to get 6 but i thought if things went very wrong I would not have spare tank space for the others at present I have just a 2ft emergency tank if things get too rough.
I have spent many hours reading and researching my p.polleni .
Strangest thing that has happened so far was this morning I found one sleeping nose up in some amazon sword leaves bit like a sleeping bag.
Anyway it's behavior that I need help on ,from people who have paired these fish off in one tank.
Do both sex s do the display wiggle or just the males ?
if so I could have 3 males .
How rough is two rough before intervention they often bump each other and this is getting worse between the two largest however I have seen them do the wiggle display and look quite matey as well /I wonder if even they know who is male and female.
I have had 3 do the wiggle dance at the second smallest almost at the same time .
Does anyone have a definitive guide on how two sex these fish as in actual diagrams or pictures of the difference everyone seems to want this information I know it's obvious when they get larger but it would be nice two know now.
