waruna Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Don't know if you guys have seen this or not, here's an interesting article. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...em.php?news=994 From what i gathered, all test subjects were WC and in an artificial environment they may not behave the same. What do you think?? Quote, "The study used five races of Tropheus moorii caught in Lake Tanganyika" Waruna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 very interesting read mate!!!!! evidence again of how special tropheus are and why they are so addictive!!!! does it mean we should aim for more females in our colonies then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Interesting read , thanks for the link. Thanks for the link, thats an interesting read. No Dave i think it just means that some of our boys wont be getting any! BUt in the tank i have seen several pairs of fish spawning at the same time, in one 6x2x2 there is usually more than one dominant male doing all the sireing., BUt generally i notice in Tropheus that he top fish gets the prize! some other links on similar subjects just abstracts but still pretty interesting. Monogamy in the maternally mouthbrooding Lake Tanganyika cichlid fish Tropheus moorii Colour-assortative mating among populations of Tropheus moorii, a cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa Microsatellites reveal high levels of population substructuring in the species-poor Eretmodine cichlid lineage from Lake Tanganyika Strategic growth decisions in helper cichlids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Thanks Mick, looks like u r doing your homework. Makes u think Tropheus behave better than humans!!! It sort it reflects real like when the popular guy gets all the girls!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waruna Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 Thanks Dave and Mick for the input, it was a very interesting read indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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