Chubby mandarin

[olemiss reb]

This is the female ORA mandarin I got back in June/July.

The male has a belly but nothing like the female. Is it possible that they are already mating or is the female just a porker.

 

[mallorieGgator]

She looks very full with eggs

 

[EllieSuz]

Looks preggers to me.

 

[davocean]

Yep, full w/ eggs would be my guess too.
Watch at night when main lights are off, and just actinics or moons are on, they will most likely be doing their mating dance spiraling around each other swimming to top of tank.

 

[small alien]

Nice pic. Thanks for sharing.

 

[MikeandNicole]

+1 on eggs our female looked the same last night. Keep an eye on them towards the end of your light cycle or if you have actinics come on. They generally do the practice mating spiral right before the lights go out and it is really really cool to watch.

 

[AfricaOffroad]

That's not a mandarin, its a rainbow coloured whale shark !!!

 

[olemiss reb]

That's not a mandarin, its a rainbow coloured whale shark !!!

:lolspin:

Thanks everyone. I was thinking eggs but I thought they were too young. I've been watching for their "dance", just haven't caught it yet.

 

[jerrym21]

I'll see if I can get a good photo of my mandarin when I get home. It makes yours look skinny. It is almost as wide as it is long. . .looks like its gonna pop. The funny thing is that mine cant be preg. . . its the only one in the tank! I do have a crazy pod population so I think it justs eats too much.

 

[snorvich]

The funny thing is that mine cant be preg. . . its the only one in the tank!

We have all heard that one before! :spin2:

 

[small alien]

:lol:

 

[mallorieGgator]

I'll see if I can get a good photo of my mandarin when I get home. It makes yours look skinny. It is almost as wide as it is long. . .looks like its gonna pop. The funny thing is that mine cant be preg. . . its the only one in the tank! I do have a crazy pod population so I think it justs eats too much.

That's not necessarily true. I used to breed fw angels and females will become gravid even if there is no male in the tank. I think a lot of the time they will reabsorb the eggs but sometimes they will release them if they ovulate many many eggs. It's the same way in most animals even humans. A female will still ovulate and make eggs without a male. Look at chickens for instance.

 

[small alien]

I had a lone Bangaii Cardinal that I believe laid two clutches of sterile eggs.

 

[jerrym21]

This guy is FAT! I don't think its eggs. It's been this size for over a year.

I had to catch him today for a transfer to my 180 gal.

 

[jayelblock]

Holy moly! I believe some liposuction is in order for those saddlebags.

 

[jerrym21]

He was very easy to catch. They are slow to begin with but this guy has trouble even if it tries to waddle away. Pretty funny to watch. I guess I should stop feeding him Big Mac's and french fries.

 

[l0ngb0arder]

Damm! Did you feed him Apple pie and sundae for desert too.

 

[jerrym21]

Damm! Did you feed him Apple pie and sundae for desert too.

It looks like he's gonna pop. My tank has a bazillion pods and there is pretty much nothing else competing with him for food. The only time he was ever skinny was when there was a 6-line in the tank with him. I had to get the 6-line out due to being a bully. The Mandarin plumped back up a few weeks later and has stayed fat ever since then.

 

[aquaph8]

I had a lone Bangaii Cardinal that I believe laid two clutches of sterile eggs.

I experienced the same thing with mine like a week ago.