faded stripes is a sign of spawning? hmm.. one of the SAEs had a faded
stripe the other night.. i thought he/she was stressed from being harassed.

the tank temperature is about 76F... it does have two Aquaclear 200
powerheads (running the UGF) and one HOT Magnum for the 37G (tank has a 20G
tank foot print, just several inches taller).. so I think it has plenty of
turbulence... I suppose I can add my spare powerhead to add more
waterflow...

even if they spawn, unless I can find the brood, it'll become food for the
others :-(

linda

"Liisa Sarakontu" wrote in message
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Mean_Chlorine wrote in
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http://lindamar02.tripod.com/fat_SAE/

So... It may be you've got obese SAE's, yes.

Yes, I second that.

Had it been another fish I'd have suggested it might be a gravid
female, but SAE's rarely if ever spawn in home aquaria, so that seems
unlikely.

Well, that isn't actually so rare. They do spawn, and even when they
don't,
they can get filled with eggs. The fatter fish might be a female belly
full
of eggs - and fat, too. Give them LOTS of water movement, do a huge water
change and drop the temp with 1-3 degrees (C) and see what happens. If you
see them dancing with high heads and faded side stripes, they might thing
of laying eggs.

Liisa