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The males will show off to impress the females.
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Females will have a white spot under there stomachs it means that they are full of eggs.
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During this time the male will chace the female around and the female will swim away ... This is normal.
There will be some nipping and biting that is also normal as long as there isnt to much damage done to any fish.
There will be some nipping and biting that is also normal as long as there isnt to much damage done to any fish.
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The male will build a bubble nest for the fry (baby fish) under the styrofoam cup.
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When the female is ready she will do a wigle dance and then go explore the beautiful nest the male made.
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When females are ready to spawn they will have vertical stripes but be carefull horizontal stripes mean stress.
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Then the magic starts!!! The male will embrace the female and she will becaum zombie like. Then the male will go pick up the eggs at the bottom of the tank as they fall out of her stomach. This will occur many times in the next 2-3 hrs . When she is done you should GENTALY remove the female from the tank.