Hi all, I got a great pair of Lamprologus speciosus from Ron saturday. They are the most fascinating fish I have kept so far. Ron picked me out a male and a female. I thought I had them figured out as far as which was which, but now I don't know. One is slightly larger and fuller looking, the other is smaller and more streamlined. I thought the larger one was the female, but last night that one was doing alot of "posing" and gill flaring so I decided it must be the male and the smaller of the pair was the female. They spent some time hovering around one another, and nipping at each other's tails, then they would cross over each other and just hang in the water near a shell. This morning the larger of the two was head first in a shell and has been in there since. It pulled out once briefly and looked around, then went back inside and hasn't come out. That was the one I thought was the male, but from what I have read the female is the one who hangs out inside the shell for extended periods... :blink:
perplexing! ...but very very interesting. My husband and my mother are already big fans of the shellies.
perplexing! ...but very very interesting. My husband and my mother are already big fans of the shellies.