Regular Member Rebecca Hampshire Posted November 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2010 Out of my four fish I only have one female (Cupid). She is a small lionhead and the smallest fishy in the tank. At certian times my fantail (Hercules, and the oldest fish in the tank) and one of my orandas (Atlantis) like to chase her all over the tank, they won't let her rest. Then after a couple of days everything dies down and the chasing completely stops. Cupid has been known to have a very red tummy and following close observation I noticed that the two boys sometimes nip her while the chase is on. She has lernt that if she swims fast they don't get close enough to nip . My red cap (Cherry) doesn't get involved in the chasing or the nipping, he just gets on with his chilled out life! I have been wondering if she is giving off some sort of scent to attract a mate(?) She is tiny though, just 3 inces! Would like to know your thoughts on this, Thanks in advance! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 12, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 12, 2010 Actually they do produce a scent in a since... The males can tell and start to bug the females, also drops in temp and going back to warm will trigger it to 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rebecca Hampshire Posted November 12, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2010 Yay!!! Thank you for your reply Koko! I thought that she had something to do with the chasing, like a game of kiss chase. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 12, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 12, 2010 Yeah its kinda in the same since the produce the growth hormone.... silly fish just dont know when to stop making hormones..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 12, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ok, this might be a dumb question: So when a female produces hormones that float in the water and attract males, can you THEORETICALLY reduce the male being a bully by doing daily water changes and so less hormones building up? Again, this is a completely theoretical question 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 12, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 12, 2010 yes you could if you have a male that is trying to mate, but the female will produce some more...plus if you add water that is cold to the tank it could trigger it again, I also have heard of the full moon thing effecting them, dont know if its true but other animals go by that too... food for thought 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cynders Posted November 12, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 12, 2010 Oh yes and thunderstorms in the morning and things like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 It's a full moon tonight and I'm feeling a little weird here.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 14, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 14, 2010 But your weird all the time Dennis.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 But your weird all the time Dennis.... Full points for Koko! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 14, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 14, 2010 WHOOT i got points So there Dennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted November 23, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 23, 2010 But your weird all the time Dennis.... LOL Koko now you're getting all gushy... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 23, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 23, 2010 Well we dont want that to happen for me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Helen Posted November 24, 2010 Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2010 & 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Quasi Posted November 24, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) You guys are all nuts Edited November 24, 2010 by Quasi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 24, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 24, 2010 Oh yeah we are, but you guys wouldnt want it any other way... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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