Harlequin Rasbora behavior

[James0816]

ok..i know several people have harleys out here...i would like to ask about there behavior and possible spawning behavior.

while i can't say for certain as i just got home but all of a sudden two harleys seem to have become a little territorial around the java moss. they will chase anything off that comes near but not each other. very interesting.

 

[fgump]

Rasbora's chasing each other? :shocked: I have 10 in my tank, and have never seen any aggression. But they haven't ever spawned either, so it could be that.

 

[echoofformless]

I don't ever see aggression with mine during their mating rituals either. They just act weird - they dance and wiggle with each other. They swipe themselves on the undersides of the leaves. They turn very red. They are cute.

 

[James0816]

harley's turn red?

 

[jm1212]

rasboras wont defend a patch of eggs like cichlids will. in fact, the parents may eat their own eggs

 

[James0816]

ok...just gonna chalk it up to strange behavior i guess

 

[Marinemom]

Harlequin rasboras are great schoolers. I think they are awesome little fish.

Marinemom

 

[mozart]

Mine too!

 

[mozart]

I don't ever see aggression with mine during their mating rituals either. They just act weird - they dance and wiggle with each other. They swipe themselves on the undersides of the leaves. They turn very red. They are cute.

Mine too!

 

[mozart]

harley's turn red?

They glow more than usual with a bright pinkish-red!