Is This Breeding Behaviour Plz Reply

[black molly3]

befoure i woke up and went to my fish tank to turn the light on. and there they were doing this sort
of wierd dance kissing eachothers lips and eachothers boddies and rubbing sides. after this one of them
went into the plants is this breeding behaviour

 

[Firemouth 1]

no i dont think so your just imagening things

 

[GordonTGopher]

no i dont think so your just imagening things

there's a case of "pot" and "kettle". At least black molly owns the fish he's asking about!


edit: As firemouth 1 so charmingly put it in a PM "bLACK MOLLY IS A BOY U NOB ED ES MA M8" Sorry Black Molly never intended to doubt your manhood.

 

[black molly3]

good call but im a he lol. does anyone know if this is breeding behaviour.
thanks
heres a pic of one of them

 

[england]

yes it sounds to me like youve got flirting going on

 

[annka5]

When mine laid eggs, they started digging out "craters" in the sand substrate. Another typical sign is them cleaning potential spawning sites. Anything like that happening?
The "mouth wrestling" sounds more like two males fighting /other territory dispute, but it could be the early stages.
Really nice pictures, by the way.

 

[black molly3]

they are not mouth wresteling they are kissing eachothers bodys and lips then
one faces one way and the other faces the other wayy (like top and tail)
then they are rubbing eachothers sides

 

[fishwatcher]

I've never actually seen my blue rams mating, but I've always noticed that they will clean off a flat area (one of the 3 big river rocks in with them), then within a day I'll find eggs. (Until my kuhli s eat them, that is!)
Hope yours are mating! It's great watching them guard the eggs and all!

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i agree that it sounds more like fighting than mating.

but just in case we're wrong, you should know to not expect much success with breeding them unless your tank water is very soft and acidic.

 

[Black Knife]

yes this realy sounds like mating to me

 

[annka5]

The easiest way to tell is if they lay eggs or have fry!!!! Any developments yet...?
When mine had eggs, I never saw them, I only saw the huge numbers of teeny fry they were guarding. But I ma lucky in that I have lovely soft acidic water.