themikeyman
01-15-2007, 02:03 PM
my Oscars are showning all the signs that they are preparing to breed.. but then again i can't be sure.. just a guess.
But i did put a flat, smooth rock in there and they have been concentrating on it for days now and are constantly cleaning and clearing the gravel around it. They are doing the body shivers, tail slapping, rubbing up against eachother, flaring and mouthing eachother.
BTW i say mouthing cause i've never seen them lock before they just come at eachother flaring with their mouths wide open bump into eachother then repeat and no physical harm is done is that normal ?
But i was just wondering if one doesn't get like excessively plump does that mean they are not ready to breed and shes not full of eggs?
If the female is not fat does that mean they can't lay eggs. Cause niether of them are really fat. Well not fatter than usual.
Oh and another question, with the vent thing one of my oscars has one thats alwasy visible and its liek pointy im guessing this is the male, whereas the other ones doesnt show, oscasionally it is visible but not like the other.
Is there a chance that this is a female or are some of these vents just not as visible as others?
I've read here that the females vent should be more oval or something.. but i can't really tell or understand what that means.
But i did put a flat, smooth rock in there and they have been concentrating on it for days now and are constantly cleaning and clearing the gravel around it. They are doing the body shivers, tail slapping, rubbing up against eachother, flaring and mouthing eachother.
BTW i say mouthing cause i've never seen them lock before they just come at eachother flaring with their mouths wide open bump into eachother then repeat and no physical harm is done is that normal ?
But i was just wondering if one doesn't get like excessively plump does that mean they are not ready to breed and shes not full of eggs?
If the female is not fat does that mean they can't lay eggs. Cause niether of them are really fat. Well not fatter than usual.
Oh and another question, with the vent thing one of my oscars has one thats alwasy visible and its liek pointy im guessing this is the male, whereas the other ones doesnt show, oscasionally it is visible but not like the other.
Is there a chance that this is a female or are some of these vents just not as visible as others?
I've read here that the females vent should be more oval or something.. but i can't really tell or understand what that means.