Cichlids Are Indeed Strange Fish

[markandhisfish]

my firemouth and 1 of my C. spirulus are showing strange behaviour which is almost as if they have " paired up" they have claimed a territory under 1 of the mangrove roots which they defend together . they also keep getting side by side and doing this funny dance almost like courtship dance. what with them 2 doing that and my blue acara fighting with the bogwood i think my water company must of put lsd in the supply instead of chlorine!

 

[Davo86]

They may well have paired up, if so you may even find yourself with some hybrid fry

 

[markandhisfish]

well im pretty sure the spirulus is male no idea about the firemouth tho. altho how would that work? i thought firemouths were rock spawners and spirulus cave spawners?

 

[Davo86]

well im pretty sure the spirulus is male no idea about the firemouth tho. altho how would that work? i thought firemouths were rock spawners and spirulus cave spawners?

No idea how they do it but it can be done,

 

[markandhisfish]

right now the spirulus is furiously bailing sand out from under the mangrove root while the firemouth looks on

 

[snowflake311]

I saw a you tube video of a green severum and I think blue acara spawning. So it does happen the eggs did not hatch. Try looking it up. I think I typed in blue acara. If I find it I will send the link.

I have heard of other types of fish pairing up. It's cute.

 

[markandhisfish]

they stick together like glue in their "love nest " i swear my fish get stranger every day

 

[markandhisfish]

im now pretty sure they are indeed male spirulus and female firemouth as the spirulus has slight nochial hump and the firemouith appears to have ovipositor/breeding tube showing from vent. i will be watching them closely to see what happens