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Re: [APD] Spawning SAE's?



I have three in my 75 and they are always together. Sometimes I notice that
a pair will rest together on a leaf and also show the behavior you
described, but I havent noticed the color change. I'll keep an eye on them.

Kevin Simms
Corpus Christi, TX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Gerrymander" <rgerrymander at yahoo_com>
To: <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:42 AM
Subject: [APD] Spawning SAE's?


> I have noticed that sometimes my SAE's like
> to pair up on top of hand-sized leaves.  They
> sort of shake their bodies at each other,
> switching between head to head and head to
> tail, sometimes moving counter-clockwise.
>
> During this activity they turn a purplish
> brown color for a short time.
>
> This seems like spawning activity.  I don't
> expect to raise any babies in this community
> tank (though occasionally a swordtail will
> manage to reach adulthood in the tank).  I
> don't remember anybody every successfully
> spawning SAE's.  Any stories?
>
> Thanks,
> Rod
>
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