Video of Polypterus Courtship

[Cohazard]

Check out this clip I shot of my just barely mature male platinum senegalus, trying hard to court my female polli (big betty).

He's still young, barely two years old, and needs to practice more.

This is a good sign though.

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[Artax]

Wow thats sweet!! Really nice video and great looking polys and tank.

 

[Cohazard]

Wow thats sweet!! Really nice video and great looking polys and tank.

Thank you Artax, glad you enjoyed the clip. The tank has a lot of 'growing' to do, all my swords are small still, so it'll look better when it fills in.

 

[CDickes1988]

That must have been exciting to witness!

 

[Red Devil]

very nice video.. now i know what to look for it my albinos.. if i am lucky enough for them to be a pair... beautiful polys you have.. i see some really fat ones.. haha..

 

[Cohazard]

That must have been exciting to witness!

It was! Before, I used to believe that getting them to spawn would be very very difficult, and that the only way to do it would be the way the farms do, by using hormones.

But by seeing other clips like this, and reading a well written article about the spawning of endli endli in an aquarium, I realized that once you have a setup they are comfortable in (read that as low-lighting, places to hide, etc...) all it takes is time.

Polypterus mature very slowly and aren't like some cichlids that can be bred relatively quickly. With time, a proper setup, and a definitely male and female, spawning in the home aquarium is not only possible, but inevitable, sans hormones!

very nice video.. now i know what to look for it my albinos.. if i am lucky enough for them to be a pair... beautiful polys you have.. i see some really fat ones.. haha..

Thank you Liz

If you post pics of the anal fin of your pair of albinos many here can sex them for you. I know they are large enough to be acurately sexed now.

I think my female palmas beuttikoferi is the fatest, and I'm fairly sure it's because she is full of eggs. I don't have a male for her though

 

[Hao]

nice video,the music matches the clip

 

[benzjamin13]

Very nice! Big Betty probably saw you taping them and thought, "Pervert!" And that was probably the only chance your poor Plat. Sen had Maybe next time she'll be more of an exhibitionist for you.

 

[aspear]

if you can breed that plat...you will have some fry worth quite a bit of money!

 

[aspear]

nice fish too!