Originally posted by Alabama Woody:
I have a mix of Talapia, not sure if yours do this but have you ever seen the momma Talapia protecting her fry by putting them in her mouth? [/QB]
Woody,
How's this for impressing you with BS...I think it's actually called the buccal cavity (mouth), the place where she keeps her young. They are quite the fish to observe.
Have you observed the mating warmup? Foreplay, I guess? The males dart in and out all around the place, very entertaining to watch. Not so fun, but nonetheless interesting is to watch the "death dance". I don't know what else to call it but when the water temps get down around 55 degrees, they do this weird death dance, often times it results in them being eaten by a HSB or LMB. Really a show to watch.
