Liniparhomaloptera disparis loss
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:33 pm
I just lost my only female L. disparis this morning.
I had a breeding pair (although I haven't found any fry) for about 10 months or so. They bred often at first (as new couples often do) but I haven't seen her fat with eggs or any spawning activity in a long time. In the past when I had this species, the females were much larger than the males. This pair were very similar in size.Lately, I have noticed that the male has become very aggressive toward the female and chases her away from food much of the time. This seems to correspond to the stop in breeding activity.(too many headaches on her part?) I haven't seen her feed in the last couple of days and found her dead this morning. Hopefully, I will be able to find another less intimidated, yet equally attractive female and get some more breeding. I guess I'll be checking out the white checked gobies again.
I had a breeding pair (although I haven't found any fry) for about 10 months or so. They bred often at first (as new couples often do) but I haven't seen her fat with eggs or any spawning activity in a long time. In the past when I had this species, the females were much larger than the males. This pair were very similar in size.Lately, I have noticed that the male has become very aggressive toward the female and chases her away from food much of the time. This seems to correspond to the stop in breeding activity.(too many headaches on her part?) I haven't seen her feed in the last couple of days and found her dead this morning. Hopefully, I will be able to find another less intimidated, yet equally attractive female and get some more breeding. I guess I'll be checking out the white checked gobies again.