Twitchy Homaloptera yunnanensis

[Graeme Robson]

First of all, my apologies with the Beer vision picture. I've been witnessing some activity from the smaller Homaloptera yunnanensis's to-wards this larger female. Especially in the corner of the tank. She seems to like flapping her pectoral fins in the substrate and the males come charging along for only around 20 seconds and seem to line up side by side. Similar to 'shadow' breeding in certain species. Hmmmm......

[Jim Powers]

COOL!!! Lets hope that love is in the air...or water.

[Graeme Robson]

Cheers. Here's some more terrible pictures. I wouldn't normally show any pictures of this quality as they are almost impossible to photograph but hey! Love is in the water. I hopes.

Female likes this area.


Male looks onwards.

[Jim Powers]

Believe me, I know how difficult they are to photograph. Mine are quite large and well marked like yours and they freak out when I get too close to the tank, despite having had them for about 4 years.
Never seen this kind of behavior, though.
Keep us posted.

[Emma Turner]

Fingers crossed!
What else is in this tank?

[Graeme Robson]

Thanks.

Not much chance of fry survival rates, Emma. Others are Homaloptera confuzona, Homaloptera zollingeri, Vaillantella maassi, Yunnanilus brevis, Mesonoemacheilus guentheri. I think next year a re-shuffle is in order.

[mikev]

If the spawn once they will do this again, right?

But who are the evil-doers on the list?

Others are Homaloptera confuzona, Homaloptera zollingeri, Vaillantella maassi, Yunnanilus brevis, Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

I suspect it is the last three...hopefully not confuzona?

[Graeme Robson]

If the spawn once they will do this again, right?

But who are the evil-doers on the list?

Others are Homaloptera confuzona, Homaloptera zollingeri, Vaillantella maassi, Yunnanilus brevis, Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

I suspect it is the last three...hopefully not confuzona?

I would certainly imagine so.

Yeah, the last three are the main threat.