+mcallahan Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I picked up a male Green Mandarin last week and to my delight, he paired right up with my female and they mated last night. The mandarin's mating dance is quite the sight to see as the male darts around the tank, looking for the female and when he finds her, the dance begins at the bottom of the tank and continues to the surface. Once on the surface, the dance is broken off and quickly begun again. So in the spirit of Friday night, here are my mandarins mating in full HD: (right click, then select "Watch on YouTube" for HD version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Melissa Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I think that Chromis wants to joins in. Congrats! I hope we get to see what happens next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooric Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Man, I've been wanting to see that for the longest time! I've had friends describe it a couple of times and it sounded a lot more fascinating than clowns. Congradulations! (Guess you didn't have to feed the corals yesterday ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Man, I've been wanting to see that for the longest time! I've had friends describe it a couple of times and it sounded a lot more fascinating than clowns. Congradulations! (Guess you didn't have to feed the corals yesterday ) Haha! I'm sure if they actually released any eggs as the research I've been doing indicates that they mate, then the female gets full of eggs, then the eggs get released at the top of the water column. Sounds bass ackwards to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 They put on another show tonight. I turned off my pumps and they actually spawned. I saw the release of egg and sperm. Then my chromis got dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 That is awesome...they'd look great in the big tank. How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 That is awesome...they'd look great in the big tank. How much? trade tanks? (Mine is all set up ready to go...no new additions needed...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 lol so you gonna start raising Mandis then Mark??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 lol so you gonna start raising Mandis then Mark??? Need to do more research. Definitely Mr. Saltwater Tank TV worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 lol so you gonna start raising Mandis then Mark??? Need to do more research. Definitely Mr. Saltwater Tank TV worthy. yes... it is lol well good luck with that.... they do dance well together haha!!! good music choice to go with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Very cool! I am jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 lol so you gonna start raising Mandis then Mark??? Need to do more research. Definitely Mr. Saltwater Tank TV worthy. yes... it is lol well good luck with that.... they do dance well together haha!!! good music choice to go with it my original selection of "Let's get it on" was taken off by YouTube.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 LOL, the fact that YouTube would censor for the music selection is laughable. But seriously, that is amazing to have witnessed the mating process! Thanks for documenting it for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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