Milk crates provide cover. When only one male he sometimes tries harry females even when they are several feet away from nest. Multiple males in that same setup nest tighter and do not pursue females nearly as much. Females generally only need to block the males line of sight in a tank of that size. In tighter confines partition is usually better.
Male working on nest quite a bit. Bare black spot evidence for tail-sweeping. Bowl well formed. Female I think going to spawn is all barred up. She is not the brat which periodically challenges the male.
A game cam is setup with 15-second interval between shots. Hopefully at least some of what goes on will be recorded.
Last edited by Jim Wetzel; 08/19/1704:16 PM.
Aquaculture Cooperative Research / Extension Lincoln University of Missouri
