Videos: Geophagus tapajos "orangehead" spawning

[peathenster]

Courting and fending off "the third fish"
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Spawning. A bit unusual - the female got aggressive and wouldn't allow the male to do its thing.
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I got dizzy just watching them...
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Done. A decent clutch of eggs. Male regained control but seemed confused...must be all that swimming in circles...trying to fend off both females...
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[RexFish]

Great looking fish

 

[andy1985]

lovely looking fish i got 7 small ones can't wait till they get bigger

 

[gnuisance]

man those are cool, did you get them from Ken?

 

[peathenster]

Great looking fish

lovely looking fish i got 7 small ones can't wait till they get bigger

man those are cool, did you get them from Ken?

Thanks!

LOL no I didn't get this particular pair from Ken (from Tongue33 rather), but all the fry live in Ken's hatchery

 

[Nemesis]

Nice!! Let me know if your willing to ship some fry my way lol.

 

[peathenster]

Nice!! Let me know if your willing to ship some fry my way lol.

Saw them Saturday - the first batch should be big enough to ship. I'm sure Ken would be happy to ship some to you

 

[gnuisance]

Got some of those fry coming from Ken. How big is that tank that they spawned in?

 

[peathenster]

Got some of those fry coming from Ken. How big is that tank that they spawned in?

55g

 

[mssassysan2000]

Goodluck with the spawn hope you have fry soon.