Re: [RML] Peacock Gudgeons, Tateurndina ocellicauda

Mach Fukada (tuhoitc at aloha.net)
Sun, 5 Oct 1997 09:14:15 -1000

The ones I got I am sure all the females are female (nice round, yellow,
bellies, black edge, etc.) But the suspect males, 1 seemsto have a faint
black edge, and they other seems puny (all the females seem to dwarf him).
I have seen this tiny little guy and a female getting to know each other in
the PVC so I am sure on this one, just the other one I am not too sure. I
think the females seem gregarious and will huddle together so I am not sure
whatare male-male behaviors, male-female, or female-female behaviors.

These are really nice fish.

MTF

>On the strain I have, the females can readily be told apart by the
>black edge on the anal fin. This is 100% true with mine, but I have
>heard of other strains where this isn't so (some females lack the
>black). I'd give them a little time. If you have two in a tube I'd
>doubt that its two males. My males don't really get along to well.
>They're always nipping at each other and I've never seen them share a
>tube. About the only thing I see in tubes are males guarding eggs or
>trying to entice females to join him. Or a male and female when
>they're spawning. I should note that I don't give enough tubes for all
>the fish or even all the males. Its usually only two or three tubes
>per dozen fish.
>
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