Dragonet Breeding Behaviour??

Bigpapa · 02-18-2009, 11:36 AM

Hey, I have had a green mandarin for about a year and a half. About 6 months ago I recieved a spotted mandarin who rapidily grew to the same size as the green.(both about 2.5") They have just recently started acting extra friendly towards each other. They brush up, follow around and seem to almost dance while floating along like they do. Last night I watched the spot float off sideways when she would get in a powerhead flow only to have the green duplicate it. then both would just repeat. Has anyone on here had any experience with this???

Thanks

--I will try to take a short video to post here but I am not even sure how to put up a vid if someone could help with that.

Oh, and one other thing-is it even possible that a green and a spot mandarin breed??

BigAl07 · 02-19-2009, 09:25 AM

All I can do is give you a

and offer some VID help. The easiest is to go to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket and set up a FREE account there. Then upload your VID to photobucket and then all you have to do is post the IMG code here in your link. The forums will handle the rest for you.

Good luck and Happy Reefing

lcstorc · 02-19-2009, 09:34 AM

Here is a link to MOFIB. I know they have successfully bred targer mandarins. I linked directly to he mandarin forum but there is a lot of general breeding info there as well
Marine Ornamental Fish & Invert Breeders Association :: View Forum - Dragonettes

Dentoid · 02-19-2009, 09:37 AM

Are they male and female? If so which is which?

Bigpapa · 02-19-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dentoid

Are they male and female? If so which is which?

If I am correct the green is the male and the spot is the female. Knowing my luck they could both be males and are just "friendly" lol

Bigpapa · 02-19-2009, 10:33 AM

Thanks for the vid upload info-I will try that asap

surfzone · 02-23-2009, 10:20 PM

well watch them at night with the powerheads off if they start swimming in open water and are ascending to the top and staying there you may have some courtship behavior, but what i think is going on in your case is that it could be a little bit of a territory dispute. I've seen a green mandarin (male) kill and spoted mandarin (female) and vice versa, but you will never know until you give them a good watching.

miaskies · 02-23-2009, 10:40 PM

aww, that's so sweet

Bigpapa · 02-23-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by surfzone

well watch them at night with the powerheads off if they start swimming in open water and are ascending to the top and staying there you may have some courtship behavior, but what i think is going on in your case is that it could be a little bit of a territory dispute. I've seen a green mandarin (male) kill and spoted mandarin (female) and vice versa, but you will never know until you give them a good watching.

That is what I would have normally thought but they have been together for quite awhile now and there seemed to be no aggression at all ie when followed it wasnt an agressive move-just a kind of float/hover like they do. I dunno, I could be completely wrong lol Anyway I will keep lookin!!

seafansar · 02-24-2009, 12:27 AM

Does the spotted one have a dorsal spine? Female spotteds won't. I had two male spotteds together to see what they would do. They followed each other around and take turns mimicking one another. They eventually started biting each other, which does not look nearly as vicious as most fish fights, so I separated them.
If yours is a female, that would be way cool if they're acting like a pair. Doubt they could produce viable offspring though.

02-18-2009, 11:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bigpapa Star Polyps Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 168 View Gallery Karma Komment	Dragonet Breeding Behaviour?? Hey, I have had a green mandarin for about a year and a half. About 6 months ago I recieved a spotted mandarin who rapidily grew to the same size as the green.(both about 2.5") They have just recently started acting extra friendly towards each other. They brush up, follow around and seem to almost dance while floating along like they do. Last night I watched the spot float off sideways when she would get in a powerhead flow only to have the green duplicate it. then both would just repeat. Has anyone on here had any experience with this??? Thanks --I will try to take a short video to post here but I am not even sure how to put up a vid if someone could help with that. Oh, and one other thing-is it even possible that a green and a spot mandarin breed??

02-19-2009, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dragonet Breeding Behaviour?? All I can do is give you a and offer some VID help. The easiest is to go to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket and set up a FREE account there. Then upload your VID to photobucket and then all you have to do is post the IMG code here in your link. The forums will handle the rest for you. Good luck and Happy Reefing __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

02-19-2009, 09:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dragonet Breeding Behaviour?? Here is a link to MOFIB. I know they have successfully bred targer mandarins. I linked directly to he mandarin forum but there is a lot of general breeding info there as well Marine Ornamental Fish & Invert Breeders Association :: View Forum - Dragonettes __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

02-19-2009, 10:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bigpapa Star Polyps Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 168 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Breeding Behaviour?? Thanks for the vid upload info-I will try that asap

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surfzone Sea Pen Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston, S. Carolina Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Breeding Behaviour?? well watch them at night with the powerheads off if they start swimming in open water and are ascending to the top and staying there you may have some courtship behavior, but what i think is going on in your case is that it could be a little bit of a territory dispute. I've seen a green mandarin (male) kill and spoted mandarin (female) and vice versa, but you will never know until you give them a good watching. __________________ My Tank and its Happenings Surfzone's 120 Cube - Reef Sanctuaryhttp://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-120-cube.html

02-23-2009, 10:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
miaskies Limpet Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 140 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Breeding Behaviour?? aww, that's so sweet

02-24-2009, 12:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
seafansar Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,188 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Breeding Behaviour?? Does the spotted one have a dorsal spine? Female spotteds won't. I had two male spotteds together to see what they would do. They followed each other around and take turns mimicking one another. They eventually started biting each other, which does not look nearly as vicious as most fish fights, so I separated them. If yours is a female, that would be way cool if they're acting like a pair. Doubt they could produce viable offspring though. __________________ -Sara SW since Jan. '08 150 gallon SPS reef 20 gallon BTA/clown tank 90 gallon bowfront mixed reef 45 gallon cube 150 tank thread 45 cube thread My Reefnook

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