He hardly ever puts his fin up unfortunately. It’s magnificent! His tank mates couldn’t care less about him. Which I’m thankful for. He’s also so chill, I named him Chilly lol.
They are such adapted hunters, I would say they rarely “miss” or peck at something that isn’t food.
I have an extremely large population of Tisbe & Apocyclops pods. I have a home made breeder for them in my sump and most importantly, I have no other pod hunters in the tank. My melanuras is so big I don’t even think he sees them anymore. I inspect the rocks with a flashlight in the mornings just to make sure he still has plenty of food and I’m seeing appx 5-10 pods per square inch. So I’m sure he’ll be nice a fat soon.
Neat! I've wondered if my mandarin was grabbing a pod each time she pecked at the rocks or glass. I wonder if anyone knows?
Also, I believe you have a female there. Or can I just not see the long spine in this pic?
Brandon
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