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I put a trio of A elizas in a 20 Long to breed them (broken into 2 distinct territories by flower pots). Well the first clutch became free swimming on Wed and the second today. As soon as the second clutch came outta the cave the fun started.
The females swim through the cloud of fry like they are counting them, or look for one in particular, then they swim off into the other territory. Once they get there they swim through the cloud of fry and grab one in their mouth, swim back to their own cloud and spit it out.
I watched this for about 45 min and they swapped one fry at a time (always alternating which female steals one) about 10 times. Its almost like they are competing for one individual fry. I wish there was a way to tell if it was always the same one getting stolen each time
The females swim through the cloud of fry like they are counting them, or look for one in particular, then they swim off into the other territory. Once they get there they swim through the cloud of fry and grab one in their mouth, swim back to their own cloud and spit it out.
I watched this for about 45 min and they swapped one fry at a time (always alternating which female steals one) about 10 times. Its almost like they are competing for one individual fry. I wish there was a way to tell if it was always the same one getting stolen each time
never mind ones who swap kids (or only 1 kid)
