This is the mother while she was carrying eggs. She holds her mouth slightly open most of the time, bringing fresh water in and swirling her eggs. While brooding you can see her move her jaw occasionally to rotate eggs.
LOL! I just realized there's an upright fish in the corner! This was taken shortly after breeding and before we gave her a room of her own. Papa must have been keeping the others at bay.
Comment by Chris George on January 30, 2012 at 1:57pm
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