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Old December 11th, 2014, 05:13 PM   #3
robertprice
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Default Black Flowerhorn Fry!

The Black Flowerhorns engaged in some strange "mouthbrooding" behavior which made me thinlk they ate their fry for a few days. As soon as they hatched, they scooped up every one and deposited them in a cave where therir sleeping tunnel used to be, completely walled off where there was no visibility. On the morning on December 13, once the fry were free swimming, they broke down the entrance to the cave, cleared the entire path from the cave to the original birthing rock of all substrate, and put all the now free swimming fry back to where they were born. I have seen Flowerhorns use nests with 2 entrances before, and dig two and abandon one, but this the first time I have ever seen them dig 2 separate nest pits and tranfer the fry by mouth from one to the other and then back.
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