A archamfr Fish Crazy Joined Oct 4, 2006 Messages 376 Reaction score 0 Apr 24, 2007 #1 hey. just a quicky, which type of bars on a female mean what? if i remember right ones for stress and ones for mating or sumthing?
hey. just a quicky, which type of bars on a female mean what? if i remember right ones for stress and ones for mating or sumthing?
Amunet Fish Aficionado Joined Jan 23, 2007 Messages 3,612 Reaction score 0 Location South Carolina Apr 24, 2007 #2 Horizontal lines like this Are stress stripes Vertical like this means they're ready to mate
H HODDY Fish Herder Joined Nov 27, 2006 Messages 1,334 Reaction score 0 Location uk,worcestershire Apr 24, 2007 #3 breeding stripes can also mean aggression towards other females i think.
Nevergone815 Fish Herder Joined Feb 10, 2006 Messages 1,256 Reaction score 0 Location New York, USA Apr 24, 2007 #4 HODDY said: breeding stripes can also mean aggression towards other females i think. Click to expand... Yea, males can show them too, if they are next to each other. It's a dominance thing. But usually horizontal means stress, vertical means ready to breed or wanting to.
HODDY said: breeding stripes can also mean aggression towards other females i think. Click to expand... Yea, males can show them too, if they are next to each other. It's a dominance thing. But usually horizontal means stress, vertical means ready to breed or wanting to.