false percs biting at the rocks

[beaniebeagle]

my two false percs appeared to be biting or cleaning a section of rock. the little male was doing his submissive shaking at the same time

what are they doing? they still seem kinda small to be cleaning a place to spawn/place eggs

 

[GSMguy]

cleaning a nest site

is the female swollen in the belly is her ovipositor showing?
how old are they?

 

[beaniebeagle]

the have been with me only about a year, i picked them up as juveniles. no swelling guess the female can be close to 2 inches

but she has been more aggressive lately, she will bite my hand whenever i put it in the tank...go figure, an aggressive false perc....glad she is friendly with the tanks inhabitants

 

[Slakker]

Sounds like they're preparing to spawn to me...AFAIK females will sometimes get much, much angrier when they've got a nest site to protect.

 

[tpdpercula]

I have to agree with GSMguy, that is what mine do a couple of days before created a new nest of fertile eggs. Keep us updated.