The First Spawn (23/2/14)
Three weeks later.....
I noticed some interesting behavior between these fish this afternoon and suspected that something was about to happen ;)
Went to grab my DSLR but had a flat battery :mad: - grabbed the video camera and eventually found my tripod and set it up in front of the tank - I then realised that I only had about 15 minutes left on the tape :mad:. Anyway this is a video of the initial courting behaviour - it is the female moving up on the male.
After about 20 minutes I went to see what was happening - the courtship was still continuing so I decided to review the recording that I had with the intention of re-recording over the last 15 minutes. I spent about 5 minutes looking at the tape - went to set it back up on the tripod and noticed the banggai's down in the opposite corner of the tank. A closer look revealed that the male had a mouthful of eggs The exchange must have taken place whilst I was reviewing the video and I missed it .....
Anyway, I can't be too upset given that the male is carrying eggs after only 3 weeks in my tank.
As always, there will be many more pictures to follow in the next month or two :)
Cheers
I noticed some interesting behavior between these fish this afternoon and suspected that something was about to happen ;)
Went to grab my DSLR but had a flat battery :mad: - grabbed the video camera and eventually found my tripod and set it up in front of the tank - I then realised that I only had about 15 minutes left on the tape :mad:. Anyway this is a video of the initial courting behaviour - it is the female moving up on the male.
After about 20 minutes I went to see what was happening - the courtship was still continuing so I decided to review the recording that I had with the intention of re-recording over the last 15 minutes. I spent about 5 minutes looking at the tape - went to set it back up on the tripod and noticed the banggai's down in the opposite corner of the tank. A closer look revealed that the male had a mouthful of eggs The exchange must have taken place whilst I was reviewing the video and I missed it .....
Anyway, I can't be too upset given that the male is carrying eggs after only 3 weeks in my tank.
As always, there will be many more pictures to follow in the next month or two :)
Cheers