Is it common for Blue damsels to dig a cave in the substrate under a rock and hang out there at night? I have two of them and ones shape has changed a little and she has become more easily agitated. I'm wondering if she might be getting ready to lay eggs. the cave is new. She's never done this before in the 4 months that I've had her. I guess time will tell.
The Blue Damsel
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The Kapenta Kid
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That certainly sounds like breeding behavior. From what I read it is the male that digs the nest in the sand and tries to entice females to lay eggs in it.
You should really try to get a few more if you have room for them. They are schooling fish. I have five green chromis in a 55 gal FOWLR. I didn't want to add them all at once to avoid cycling issues since the tank is fairly new. I bought two, and then a week later added three more. The difference in behaviour once there were five of them swimming around was dramatic.
You should really try to get a few more if you have room for them. They are schooling fish. I have five green chromis in a 55 gal FOWLR. I didn't want to add them all at once to avoid cycling issues since the tank is fairly new. I bought two, and then a week later added three more. The difference in behaviour once there were five of them swimming around was dramatic.
i would, but I don't really want a school of damsels. The two that I have were my test fish to make sure the tanks were healthy. I put everything from my nano into my 60 because I wasn't going to keep it. I'm not a huge damsel fan. Except the jewel damsel. those are amazingly beautiful. since you say that about the male though.... I do remember seeing the male digging. I couldn't figure out why he was doing it..and it was making me mad... makes sense now. He dug out a large cave under the rock. Now she just hangs out in it alone at night. She's still coming out to play during the day. I'm imagining that I wont be able to save any of the babies since I have no experience in this and wouldn't know how to begin. I have a 12 gallon that is cycled and doesn't have anything in it but a few hermits and snails. If they hatch should I try to get them over there and hope for the best? Anyone have links or anything that I could learn a little something from?
Thanks.
Thanks.
The Kapenta Kid
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First I would say, don't count your chickens. It is a long rocky road from aquarium fish displaying courting/mating behavior to actually producing young.
As for raising any eventual offspring, the separate tank is a major plus.
I don't have any breeding links, but good old Google will probably dig them up for you.
As for raising any eventual offspring, the separate tank is a major plus.
I don't have any breeding links, but good old Google will probably dig them up for you.
I just noticed the male trying to entice the female into his cave. He was picking up little bits of the coral sand with his mouth and carrying it out for her to see. he kept doing it over and over. It was really funny. Like he was begging her to come in the cave and lay eggs.