Bluecan Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 so aside from my short body pair, i have 3 young female and one male 'regular' texas cichlids. The male paired up with one of the females about a week ago, staked out a cave, and a couple of days ago they layed eggs. My tank has several caves...about a foot away another female has started to go into breeding colors and clear out a cave ...the odd thing is that the male is pairing with her as well! ..he is helping clear the cave out with her and doing the mating ritual rubbing etc...not agression ...he is over twice her size and if he wanted her gone he would have no problem doing so, prior to this he chased her away. he spends his time going between the two females. and chasing off the remaining female has been shunned to the corner. Has anyone seen this behaviour before ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 When a female cichlid comes into breeding condition, most males will breed with them. The more females to spawn with, the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluecan Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 yea i see where it makes sense, spreading his seed type deal, I just thought it was pretty unusual as they usually remain monogamous at least for the duration of the breeding cycle. I know other cichlid species do it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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