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RE: unusual behaviour
OK folks, you are perfectly free to disbelieve this, I am still a bit
sceptical.
About six weeks ago I got a pair of Cr. Reganies from Helen Burns, with
Helen estimating that they would bread in about three to four weeks. As I
was going to be away for the Christmas period I placed them in a 48 x 12 x
15 with some Keyholes, Cardinals, Corys and Mollies with the view to moving
them into a breading tank after I returned. The breading tank was previously
the home to some A. nijsenni, but the female had terminally beaten up her
mate, so she was moved in beside the pikes in the 4'foot tank, and a plec
was put into the breading tank to chomp back on some of the algae.
All was fine on my return, but I left it to last weekend before moving the
pikes to their new home, just to check they were 'not up to anything'. The
were not showing any signs of being particularly territorial etc, but I
guessed that the female was a bit less gravid so must have spawned and the
eggs came to nothing. So on Saturday they got relocated.
>From that point on the female A. nijsenni got a bit more territorial, and
here yellowness went up a few notches of intensity, but I just put that down
to her finding a bit territory she didn't want give up. That was until last
night when I returned home.
Nanny nijsenni was herding about 40 to 50 fry, and they were responding to
her body movements, 'hit the dust', 'shoal up' and 'follow me', so
imprinting must have taken place. But I'm still getting my head round this,
I might be a bit more cold logical about this later on today, but I have my
doubts.
Last night I left nanny and the kids in the 4 foot, as she is doing a
traditional nijsenni parental job.
Scot
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