Ken Burke Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I think I’m seeing spawning behavior, but really I’m just guessing. She spend most of her time in one of the caves, cleaning and occasionally spitting stuff out. Sometimes she’ll come out and swim up to the dominant male then roll onto her side and swim back to the cave like she’s trying to entice. I caught it on video - what are your thoughts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Yes! Spawning behavior. She may lose her stripe too, and go mostly yellow. She’ll do that awhile. With Apistos, it’s the females that determine when it’s time to spawn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Hopefully you'll be seeing some fry soon! Just know that once the fry emerge, she could get combative with the male. I'm growing out a batch of those now. Love these fish. Good luck! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thanks for the input everyone. They are the dominate pair in a 20 long with some platty fish, 2 panda coridoras and a smallish bn pleco. I was over-wintering the platys but think I’ll take them to the lfs. Should I remove the non-dominate male as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I think the most surefire thing you could do would be to remove everyone except the female after the fry hatch. I don't have enough experience with keeping other fish with my apistos during breeding, so this is just an assumption based on my experience. but there does exist a likelihood that the mother apisto will get aggressive with the other tanks mates. Shortly after hatch, as the fry are better at frees swimming, she'll start escorting them around the tank a bit, and anyone or anything in her way could has the possibility of getting attacked. I had only a male and female in my tank, a 29G, and the female relentlessly attacked the male. And this is in a tank with lots of cover and line-of-sight breaks. I know people have varied experiences with the levels of this 'mama-bear' type protective aggression, but it's a possibility. Hopefully others who have raised apisto fry in a community setting can lend a different view and advice to with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostiesFishes Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Yeah that’s sounds like you might have eggs shortly. Be carful when checking for eggs she may get spooked and eat them or move them. Avoid checking with a flashlight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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