S. daemon courting (LOAD)

[peathenster]

Raised them from babies to 8"+ and they've been my favorite fish for a long time. Main reason is that they never leave each other's side. Lately they've been doing a lot of courting and pit digging, but I'm not convinced that my water is acidic enough for them. But they sure are fun to watch!

 

[peathenster]

Female in breeding dress. She can switch between this and normal color in seconds. Just amazing to watch.

 

[peathenster]

Male

 

[peathenster]

Loving couple

 

[Freshwaterpredators]

Oh wow great pics and wonderful pair!! loving those fins good luck on spawning.

 

[jgentry]

They look great Peter.

 

[ryansmith83]

Gorgeous! Those trailers are really something.

 

[lungfishlover]

Wow really great looking pair you have - would be good if you could spawn them

 

[jag123]

Absolutely stunning pair - must be truly mezmerizing to watch in person.

Any thoughts to adding peat or anything else to lower the pH?

 

[peathenster]

Oh wow great pics and wonderful pair!! loving those fins good luck on spawning.

They look great Peter.

Gorgeous! Those trailers are really something.

Wow really great looking pair you have - would be good if you could spawn them

Thanks guys

Absolutely stunning pair - must be truly mezmerizing to watch in person.

Any thoughts to adding peat or anything else to lower the pH?

Thanks I did think about packing some peat in the filter but eventually decided it might be too risky. The tank is at pH5.5 now. If it goes down to pH3 or something, something is probably going to crash (e.g., the whole bacterial population would change).