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Lampeye Notes v2
All,
I have been observing the display antics of my Plataplocheilus Sp. aff.
pulcher this evening and noticed something I've never heard mentioned before
with these fish. As part of their display behavior they flare their gill
covers and extend a "throat-flap" that drops below the mouth and gill region
very similar to the way Procatopus males show off for one another. In
addition, they have the ability to "flash" a tiny metallic-blue spot at the
tip of their upper jaw, like a miniature spot light. I have seen a similar
ability in my male L. kassenjiensis where he "flashes" his blue body at
others of his species. I wonder if these behaviors are similar in function
to how male Rainbowfish interact, when they "flash" portions of their head
regions at each other. Do other Killies show this ability?
Cheers,
Brian Perkins
West Linn, OR
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