Odd courting going on? Female con courting male myrnae??

[Burtess]

In my 90gal tank amoung others there is a pair of A. myrnae, a male A. sajica, and a female convict.

I know it is not so good to have these closely related fishes together, but any fry are taken care of by the general population.

Here is where it gets wierd. First off the male myrnae is a looser. Totally useless, weak pimp hand etc., never spawns with the female myrnae (they did once right after I got them). The male sajica and female convict paired up and spawned a few times but the sajica has always been "sickly" and never really grew, very skinny etc. They havn't spawned for quite a while now.

Now it seems the female convict (very healthy, thick, growing) is hot for the male myrnae. She is chasing the female myrnae off and trying to coax the male myrnae into a cave she hangs out in.

Has anyone ever seen the female do the courting??? Is this unusual??

Burt

 

[thebestincali2000]

im gonna need a pic.are you sure that you have a female con and not a male?

 

[Peanut_Power]

Yeah, its quite common to have the females court the males....why do you think most cichlid females have a reddish/pinkish abdomen generally? What better way to lure in a male than with the color red!! Ow ow!! LoL!! Generally females will jiggle, wiggle, and tease the male into the mood if he doesn't take the initiative....

 

[PoopSmart]

When I had a male and female convict, the female kept chasing the male around the tank and he was so uninterested he would keep swimming away or hiding from her.

Seems like the convict females are very pushy breeders.

 

[Burtess]

im gonna need a pic.are you sure that you have a female con and not a male?

I am sure the con is a female.

So it is common for the female to court the male, well lets see if he steps up to the bat and does his duty.....

Burt