Ah Ha! I Caught The Convicts On Camera!

[mrsdoubtfire]

2 days ago I caught my female convict laying eggs & protecting them. I never thought I would catch her in the act! See the links below if you are interested in seeing what happened. The only thing that confuses me is how is the male fertilizing the eggs???

[URL="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOUeacFZnSc"]http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOUeacFZnSc[/URL]

[URL="http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiZ-WKdlJ4"]http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiZ-WKdlJ4[/URL]

 

[Athena]

I managed to view the second link but not the first (no idea why, kept getting a message saying I had turned some view off - which I hadn't!).

Anyway, lovely pinkies you have there. Very familiar sight of them protecting the eggs - my pair go through this ritual every couple of weeks but I never tire of watching them!

Are yours the regular pink convicts or short-bodied? They look a little longer in the body than my pair so just wondered if that's the reason.

Athena