NetMax wrote in message ...
Don't worry too much about your success rate. Enjoy the show, and
almost no matter what happens, they will make more )

NetMax


I think I spent about 5 hours watching them last night. the male has dug out
every little pebble he can from under the rock.. the female still seems to
be unhappy with it.. that link you posted says the female will "disapear
into the cave and reappear 5 days later with the fry" once she has laid the
eggs. at the moment, although they are both guarding the cave, one or both
will often go off for a swim around the tank. the female makes regular trips
into the cave, but doesn't stay in very long, and the male goes in
occasionally, but I think he is just trying hard to shift a few more pebbles
that won't budge.
So I guess I am waiting for the female to accept the cave still?

Also, on occasion, they will get together and one of them will "shiver" or
shake like a dog trying to shake water out of it's wet hair. It only lasts
for an instant. they've only done a couple of times each. is this a mating
thing?