modernhamlet
Just this guy...
One of the Pseudotropheus sp. "Msobo" in my tank is looking and acting EXACTLY like a holding female. Problem is, all 6 of them are still the bright yellow orange of juveniles and females. Only two of them are showing even the slightest hint of blue coming into their dorsal fin. When they are fully mature, they will be blue and black.
The fish in question has the telltale swelling of the buccal cavity and has cordoned off the largest cave area in the tank and chases any and all fish that come within a few inches of it. She has not eaten in 2 days.
Two questions:
Can this species of Pseudotropheus really breed as early subadults or will these eggs probably be unfertilized or swallowed?
If I'm lucky and only 2 of the 6 mosobo are males, what's the likelihood that they'll both be able to stay, given they've all shared the tank since they were quite small?
The fish in question has the telltale swelling of the buccal cavity and has cordoned off the largest cave area in the tank and chases any and all fish that come within a few inches of it. She has not eaten in 2 days.
Two questions:
Can this species of Pseudotropheus really breed as early subadults or will these eggs probably be unfertilized or swallowed?
If I'm lucky and only 2 of the 6 mosobo are males, what's the likelihood that they'll both be able to stay, given they've all shared the tank since they were quite small?