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Blue Devils breeding
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:28 am
by Crustman
Re: Blue Devils breeding
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:10 am
by Crustman
Oops, my bad, these are Yellowtail damsels, Chrysiptera parasema. Good reef fish
Re: Blue Devils breeding
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:13 pm
by Amphiprion
Very cool. Blue devils breed in much the same fashion and you can at least distinguish males from females more readily. Do you notice any distinguishing characteristics on this species to differentiate the sexes? I've never been able to tell, so I'm wondering if anything stands out in particular to you.
Re: Blue Devils breeding
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:36 pm
by Crustman
Thank Andrew, I went to the Foster and Smith site and it says that the male is larger and gurards the eggs after she lays them. My larger fish is also guarding. The female seemed to stay awhile in the little cave and the male would go in and out. They spawn upsidedown on the roof of the structure. They are both in the cave tonight. I will look again for eggs but have not seen these yet unless they are really small and white blending with the rock.
Re: Blue Devils breeding
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:09 am
by Crustman
Got eggs. Too bad I am not set up to care for the larva.