The managuense "breeding factory" is back on line. Here's momma over the fry.
Fanning the eggs must be hard work.....big yawn. You can see the eggs on the slate. The male is all about protecting the territory.
In fact, they both are:
The fry are hatched...dad takes a big yawn
Once the fry are hatched the parents moved them to a flat area between rock and pot...keeping an ever watchful eye. I shot this from below the tank.
Close up of the fry. You can judge size by comparing the fry to the aquarium gravel. Here the fry are one day old.
The fry, while swimming, are still concentrated in one small area between rock and pot. I lit the fry area with a flash from below. You can see the marks from where the eggs were attached.
Fanning the eggs must be hard work.....big yawn. You can see the eggs on the slate. The male is all about protecting the territory.
In fact, they both are:
The fry are hatched...dad takes a big yawn
Once the fry are hatched the parents moved them to a flat area between rock and pot...keeping an ever watchful eye. I shot this from below the tank.
Close up of the fry. You can judge size by comparing the fry to the aquarium gravel. Here the fry are one day old.
The fry, while swimming, are still concentrated in one small area between rock and pot. I lit the fry area with a flash from below. You can see the marks from where the eggs were attached.
