Little tiger.... not anymore

[Snostrebla]

Not yet Alex. The family and I are selling our house and will be moving into a bigger house soon. At that point I'd like to add another tank or two I'll have to decide between a pair of Jags or a pair of Odo's. Maybe I can talk the wife into a pair of both.

[Alex Odesit]

Tiger growing like weed!
In my 6 ' tank rowdy crowd he is not trying to be a boss anymore, but I am sure he will when adult, he got all potential for it.
Oh, almost forgot, he LOVE to hunt Convict fry... along with orange fin Botia

[Alex Odesit]

RTM gain another inch or so. No more Convict fry despite veracious parents, just can't dealt with this prolific hunter.

[Alex Odesit]

gain another inch

[Bas Pels]

Ain't that little anymore

[Alex Odesit]

Ain't that little anymore

Prolly should change the subject soon, you right Bas

[Alex Odesit]

Couple more. He slowly take on Convict family territory and seized day by day. No one in my tank was able to do that yet...
and a little video
http://www.youtube.com/user/nofear6235# ... 548XVElhRQ

[fishluvr12]

Hey Alex,Goodlooking male !

[Alex Odesit]

Thanks John..
He's much bigger now, Convict's not longer a threat

[Bas Pels]

from a threat to a treat mjam, poor little convict

[Alex Odesit]

from a threat to a treat mjam, poor little convict

LOL Bas, good catch!
Do you still have your Mota?

[Bas Pels]

I sold my pair of red motas to someone who is very happy with them, but some 8 fry @ 2-3 cm remained - so I'll raise them for a while, and see what happens. I also have a spare red male which might pair of with one of the females

I also had a pair of 'normal' mota's, and 1 young. The male died - swimbladder problem - and now the young seems to develop into a beautifull male - I'm not complaining

[Alex Odesit]

Sorry about loosing your fish. I am myself lost 11" 2.5 y old male Rocio. He was a really show piece, beautiful and colorful with good manners. He starts suffer from swim bladder disorder and it took very long time till the end, no meter what I did. It was hard to look at him.
I have gut feeling that large algae sinking pellets I occasionally gives and he swallows may contribute to this condition.
Alex
p.s. BTW What is the size of your adult Mota's?

[Bas Pels]

The pair I sold was male some 30 - 35 cm, the female arond 25
The male I lost was bigger than his colleagae
The red male I still have is around 25-30 cm
the other 2 I'd guess approximately 20 cm

[Alex Odesit]

The pair I sold was male some 30 - 35 cm, the female arond 25
The male I lost was bigger than his colleagae
The red male I still have is around 25-30 cm
the other 2 I'd guess approximately 20 cm

Seems all of your Moto boys grows longer 30 cm TL.
Did you notice size difference and grow rate between Red and Regular?

Alex

[Bas Pels]

I can't say I saw them growing, but the red male was more slender than the bulky normal one
the female too, but the size difference might be due to a lack of a mate for the red female - perhaps allowing her to grow larger than she would have done otherwise

But yes, Motaguensae definitely grow larger then fridrichsthalli or loissellei

[Alex Odesit]

slowly become a beast. Around 8" TL.
He is an angry individual...

[TheFishGuy]

Very nice, I've got a breeding pair of these

[Alex Odesit]

Very nice, I've got a breeding pair of these

Thx, how big is yours? Have a pictures?

[TheFishGuy]

Here's the boy, about 6"


Mom (4") with eggs:


Three videos ( I do narrate so turn up the volume;) ):
Mom with eggs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEZhRYfELEM

Mom chewing eggs to free the larve:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsZNdpK7w6E

Dad thinking he's being helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVkigufKg3E