So, ever sit around at night wondering to yourself... I wonder what a pregnant female mandarin goby looks like? Well if you do, look no further! You can scratch that one off your saltwater bucket list!
Well now that you know what that looks... ever wonder to yourself... I wonder what it looks like to see two mandarins spawning? See below! Congratulations, you are 2 for 2 now!
These two were doing this for the better part of an hour last tonight. Sometimes they would actually release eggs/sperm but most of the time it was just all about the dance. The gametes are so small that I didn't realize anything was actually happening until all the chromis started to flash around the pair and started frantically eating things out of the water that I couldn't see. Most of what I filmed didn't catch the release of gametes but more of the dance. At 1:40 in the video, I think some where released then but I think they were all out by this point.
Happy viewing!
I'd like to thank these guys in the following video that made this happen. If it wasn't for their hard work and sustainable nutrition, we wouldn't be witnessing this today.