Ctenopoma

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Aww, they look so diddy and cute there in the pics , great fish you have there, love their patterns and shape !

 

[Ripley]

Lovely pictures!

I have one, and love him (or possibly a her... I have no idea). He's eating live food now - feeder white clouds and guppies. What a pig! I got sixteen tiny white clouds one day, and by the next day every one of them was gone! Needless to say, Spot wasn't doing too much the next day.

 

[DarkEntity]

A Little Bump


I've just seen the first what seems to be courtship dance, one of the Ctenopoma was hovering sideways in front of the other and then began to vibrate just as female Kribensis do

 

[demonmagus]

cool

also that pic with the mouth open, if you have that in higher resolution (s) I would love it (as wallpaper not to nick it lol)

 

[DarkEntity]

I dont have the original photo, thats all i have as it was chopped

 

[demonmagus]

damn, ah well nice fish

 

[iSnail]

A Little Bump


I've just seen the first what seems to be courtship dance, one of the Ctenopoma was hovering sideways in front of the other and then began to vibrate just as female Kribensis do

Wow!! That's exciting

 

[DarkEntity]

If they do "get it on" as it were, i have no sodding idea what to expect, i think they bubblenest i need to start doing some research as ive had more jiggles this evening lol

 

[The-Wolf]

yes they do make bublenests, mine have done on several occasions.
however given the other inhabitants (large Danionins) the nest is soon destroyed.

I would imagine that a sucessfull breeding would be very similar to the following article for Ctenopoma ansorgii
http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/breedi...a_ansorgii.html

 

[DarkEntity]

yes they do make bublenests, mine have done on several occasions.
however given the other inhabitants (large Danionins) the nest is soon destroyed.

I would imagine that a sucessfull breeding would be very similar to the following article for Ctenopoma ansorgii
http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/breedi...a_ansorgii.html

Oh, crap, funny thing is one of the Ctenopoma has evicted the Bristlenose Plec from his cave, i did wonder what they were up to sitting under the wood surrounded by dense plants....i wonder if they have taken to spawning in a cave ala Kribensis?

 

[cane76]

nice fish ive been tempted by these before they have great markings

 

[DarkEntity]

Updates are us....rite well ive had them a while now and they have grown nicely and plumped up a tad. Still get the occasional "jiggle" but nothing to signify they are actually getting down and dirty

Dont think i can eat you? Think again....look at my tummy

After that comical shot, onto some random other ones

 

[The-Wolf]

what a great shot.
this should be used as the atypical shot for just how wide their mouths can open

 

[DarkEntity]

hehe yer, i was somewhat surprised how large it actually was

 

[DarkEntity]

Just a little update, ive had them now for some time and they have grown in personality and girth (due to my spoiling them i expect)...then tonight i had been sitting taking pics randomly when this happened....

One fish started rubbing the other, the top of the two started to vibrate and "jiggle" in front of the lower, they have been doing this on and off for the last hour or so.....god know what ill do if they spawn, i was so surprised to see baby Bristlenose Plecs in their tank, a little batch of these would be amazing