Breeding Behaviour?...

[n-e-w-land]

Hi, I just videoed my Tiger Barbs and was wondering whether they were showing breeding behaviour.

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sorry for the rubbish quality.

Thanks

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Your video is not in the front page here, but I do recognise Tina Fey...... (and her sister,... and her aunt.... and her niece)....... very liberal family??

 

[n-e-w-land]

http/s708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ne...nt=DSCF2121.flv

 

[Ludwig Venter]

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Yes... That is spawning activities.....

 

[dcarmor927]

actually it is not...these are two males disputing over dominance...as you can see both of the fish have orange noses...the best indicator of them being males...also look at my avatar...those are also two males fighting...

if you do have a female with those two then spawning will take place...they breed like rabbits...
spawning behavior: the female will swim with the males behind her...one male will be following closely and the other males will try to fight him off...if you actually want fry i recommend getting a 10 gallon tank for them to do it in, and put one male and one female...this will be much easier

also how big is your tank? as clown loaches need alot of space

 

[n-e-w-land]

Thanks for your quick reply!

Will be breeding still be possible with harder water? ph -7.8

 

[dcarmor927]

yea lol these guys are troopers...im not sure how hard my water is but ther breed in my community tank about once every week id say...i dont always see it but my female (i only have one) will be fat one day then slim the next...

 

[n-e-w-land]

Great thanks! I think i'll give it a go!