[David Jones]

Helene – thanks for your comments and yes, it’s interesting to see how the male cares for the offspring – it’s the first I’ve ever observed, aided by the zoom lens of the camera and additional lighting. Unfortunately, I was not able to get any good still photographs due to the film canister being right up against the side wall of the aquarium and making it impossible to get a good photograph of the developing larvae – I could only get the less clear video, but it was enough to at least give some idea of the development and movement of the larvae. These are truly micro fishes and the help of camera photography makes them much more able to be appreciated for the beautiful and fascinating animals they are. I’ve moved the canister to a central location in the aquarium and perhaps I can get some good photos, should the pair choose to spawn in the canister again. For videos, I think a better video camera would be an improvement as well.