Now, let me show you what I detected some minutes ago on this beautiful morning in May:
I saw this young fish in the tank of my adult nagyi-pair (which never have fry – except this “escaped” young male I reported about earlier).
It’s unbelievable – this is a 12-liter-tank, closely observed by me each day. I hopefully look for fry with a torch/flashlght from time to time – I have never seen any. And now this young fish – which is at least two months old, rather three. NEVER noticed before!!!
Taking the observations of the young male fry I reported about – which was not to be seen most of the time, too – I now have the impression that nagyi-fry are extremely secret and hidden. Is this only subjective – are especially my nagyi fry that shy? Or has anyone else observed such behaviour before?
By now (after a bit of practice 😉 ) I have a really good eye for young fry, I detected all fry of my paro and Betta species at a very young age, nearly invisible. But here – seeing a fry first when it is longer than one centimeter? Still can’t believe it…………..