Augh. Shiva Destroyed The Nest Again!

[constantine03]

So, my second attempt at breeding the female in my signature with the guy below did not work. Both times he has built a very modest nest, and both times she has run her little nose through it and chased him all around the tank. Back to conditioning them...again. I think I'll give her 1 or 2 more tries. I'll be so sad if I don't ever get any fry from them. They're such beautiful little fish! She's so feisty though! How do you deal with a female like this? She's so full of eggs she looks about to burst, but still doesn't want to let him near her! Augh.

 

[Vampess13]

So, my second attempt at breeding the female in my signature with the guy below did not work. Both times he has built a very modest nest, and both times she has run her little nose through it and chased him all around the tank. Back to conditioning them...again. I think I'll give her 1 or 2 more tries. I'll be so sad if I don't ever get any fry from them. They're such beautiful little fish! She's so feisty though! How do you deal with a female like this? She's so full of eggs she looks about to burst, but still doesn't want to let him near her! Augh.

I have a female like that, she's a nightmare lol
i've found it helps if the male has a little more conditioning,
they look a gorgeous pair, good luck with them,
often my female will chase the male around for a day or two before mine spawn
maybe leaving them together a bit longer will help, the male can always build a new bubble nest
one of my males had to rebuild his nest 5 times before spawning and eventually had to build a new one as they spawned
some females are just like that.
I've also had a few that help to build the bubble nest
its all individual character
Good luck with the spawning

 

[dusky]

they are an absolutely beautiful pair, lots of luck with spawning , hope they finaly realise what's meant to be done