[Blade]

well i have 12 8"ers rbps in my 125 until the day before yesterday 2 of them turned their colour grey/black and was flapping their tails and attacking the others....yesterday 1 more turned that colour and joined them!!! could the experts help me plz?

 

[WebHostExpert]

how long they been in this tank? sounds like there starting to get over crouded, high tensions. or just playfull fun, mine do it sometimes.
MAD

 

[Blade]

they are together for almost a year they never had any problems......they dont try to bite the others! just waving them away....

 

[bobme]

prb just playing, maybe rearang the tank and let them go again?

 

[Blade]

already did but the specific 2-3 rbps are turning grey/black again and go to the corner starting waving their tales and doing weird stuff.... they even move the gravel

 

[Grosse Gurke]

Sounds like breeding behavior to me.

 

[Hannibal]

maybe breeding behavior??

 

[piranha 13]

Sounds like breeding behavior to me.

Yep it does sound like they are breeding.

 

[Blade]

omg! cool!!! i hope so!!! :biggrin:

any other thought?

 

[RhomZilla]

Color change, mating dance, gravel arrangement, fighting for breeding partner... Yepps, the signs of breeding. NICE!!! Much props if you complete the process of raising frys.

If other than the signs of breeding, you have an overcrowded 125 gal tank full of 12 8"inch RBs giving off warnings or their turf.

 

[Blade]

they are 10 now (i sold two of them to make some more space)

 

[Blade]

sold them for 40 euros each (40 euros about 42$)

 

[Blade]

sorry about the bad quality its just me :/
these pics were taken before 1 1/2 month

 

[Blade]

full tank shot

 

[Blade]

single rbp pic

 

[Blade]

mooooooore

 

[Blade]

face to face....

 

[Blade]

rbps....and a kribensis with them!!!!!

 

[Blade]

and the last pic is one full tank photo...after all i guess getting pictures with video cameras aint that good idea

 

[Xenon]

I think this is a breeding issue as well. Nice tank set up though but with your tank being so overstocked, maybe you should get rid of some of the stuff in there to allow them to swim around more ?

just a thought.