Topic: jack pair

[wacked]

hey guys
i got a dempsey pair but the problem is getting them 2 spawn they've dug out every cave in the tank . the male seems ready with its colours n its vent but the female im not sure of. theres alote of pairing off behavior but nothing as yet they about 6" goin on 7"
thnx

[tracey]

Lol, give them a chance, Wacked    They're not gonna spawn if you keep poking your nose in the tank to check on them every 5 mins    You could try covering the tank to give them a little privacy, might help get them more in the mood, so to speak    How long have they been courting?  I've had one of my Severum pairs court for as much as two weeks before any eggs were paid

[wacked]

Lol, give them a chance, Wacked    They're not gonna spawn if you keep poking your nose in the tank to check on them every 5 mins    You could try covering the tank to give them a little privacy, might help get them more in the mood, so to speak   

lol yea maybe they shy away every time i come 
theyve been at it 4 about 2 weeks now hmm 4 play?? 

[Ezekial]

My last two were about 6" and 4" (male and female) and they did a lot of behavours for about 6 months and never did spawn.  It always seemed that they switched back and forth as to which was the more randy   The male would dig a flat spot down to the aquarium floor and dance for the female and she would basically ignore him and then later (like a week or so) she would be the one who seemed "in the mood" and she would do the dancing and her colors would darken and she'd do the digging and he wouldn't be interested.  It probably didn't help that i kept vacuuming the tank and screwing up their carefully made spawning area every week .  I think hands off is the best approach and give them as much space and privacy as possible and they'll be breeding before you know it.  Good luck.

[wacked]

Demseyfan thats xactly wats hapenin theyv dug rite to the glass well since u mentioned it he dug lol
n zombie i put the flower put in jst like ures (hey im tryin everything lol)
k kewel hands off is the way  im glad that its nt only mine thats like that 
thnx guys

[Ezekial]

Yea I think the only thing that stopped mine is i kept messing with them, but then i really didn't have anything to do with fry so i really didn't want mine to spawn.  Give them some space and time and you'll likely be the proud owner of several hundred JD's