I have two breeding pair of the H. labridens (yellow). One pair is solo in a 100 gallon tank...the other is in a 150 gallon tank by themselves with a bunch of dithers. I enjoy using Mytinsis for dithers and have over seventy of them in various tanks and the pond. Several of them are quite large...approaching 6-7" in diameter. Often I find them clustered together all pointing in the same direction. I wanted to get a shot of this "formation" and ended up getting several. Here's a smaller group in with the Labridens:
And a shot of all of them (8 total) in that tank. The largest of them is about 5" in diameter:
Here's the female labridens in the unusual blue coloration. They will turn this color when stressed or sometimes when feeding. In this case she's a bit stressed because the male is pursuing getting ready to breed. The Mytinsis provide great cover. All she does is swim into the "pack" and hide. Because the Silver Dollars are so wide it's like ducking behind a wall.
The male (6") pursuing the female (4") in front of their spawning area...the clay skull. :lol:
And a shot of all of them (8 total) in that tank. The largest of them is about 5" in diameter:
Here's the female labridens in the unusual blue coloration. They will turn this color when stressed or sometimes when feeding. In this case she's a bit stressed because the male is pursuing getting ready to breed. The Mytinsis provide great cover. All she does is swim into the "pack" and hide. Because the Silver Dollars are so wide it's like ducking behind a wall.
The male (6") pursuing the female (4") in front of their spawning area...the clay skull. :lol:
