What can I do with that female mandarin?

Myka · #1 11-11-2011, 02:46 PM

How are you checking for eggs? Or are you just judging by the size of her that she isn't releasing eggs?

daniella3d · #2 11-11-2011, 02:54 PM

Both actually. It is easy to see when they release eggs as you can see the mass of eggs rising to the surface and they usually do some sort of jerking back down fast when the eggs are released. I just see them rising to the surface slowly thummy to thummy and then they go back slowly and do it again and again.

And she is not getting any smaller.

I hope I am wrong but it does not seem to be working.

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Originally Posted by Myka

How are you checking for eggs? Or are you just judging by the size of her that she isn't releasing eggs?

Myka · #3 11-11-2011, 03:03 PM

That doesn't mean to say that she is trying to release eggs. I (and likely you) have seen mandarins (and other fish) do lots of "false" rises where eggs are not released. Mandarins are non-monogamous so it's not like the pair has to get used to each other, but the male may not yet be proven and may not be stimulating the female properly to release the eggs.

daniella3d · #4 11-11-2011, 08:06 PM

Maybe, I don't know what to think any more. She did not release any eggs that's for sure. I know they are kind of transparent but it is still visible when it happen.

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Originally Posted by Myka

That doesn't mean to say that she is trying to release eggs. I (and likely you) have seen mandarins (and other fish) do lots of "false" rises where eggs are not released. Mandarins are non-monogamous so it's not like the pair has to get used to each other, but the male may not yet be proven and may not be stimulating the female properly to release the eggs.