The Black Flowerhorns are Mouthbrooding.
I thought I was going nuts the first two time the fry disappeared and reappeared, however this morning I caught the female in the act. I turn the light on and no fry to be seen anywhere. Then he came out from the back of the tank, opened her mouth and expelled at least a 100 fry on to the cleaned glasss surface. Now they are all back. I have never hearded of mouthbrooding in Flowerhorns.
"Images of Mouthbrooding Flowerhorns" does show a few doing the same type of thing.
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Dr. Robert Price
Last edited by robertprice; December 12th, 2014 at 07:51 AM.
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