Hi Folks,
I have noticed something over the last 2 days in when I have been nearby the tank that contains my P.rufilata and just happened to start tapping my fingers on the surface the tank sits on, and it actually started drumming back to me so.....
Do they only drum when they are mature and ready to mate, or do juveniles also exhibit this behaviour? I was unable to measure him or her properly before I left for the library, but the body length is probably nearly 2 inches I think.
Unfortunatly I dont have a skin with which to check if it is male or female as I believe that it had molted just reciently before I got it. Is there any indication to difference between rufilata males and females in regards to their colouration or anything, reason being that if they do drum only when mature, I dont want to wait till he dies to find out he was a MM.
Thanks in advance
I have noticed something over the last 2 days in when I have been nearby the tank that contains my P.rufilata and just happened to start tapping my fingers on the surface the tank sits on, and it actually started drumming back to me so.....
Do they only drum when they are mature and ready to mate, or do juveniles also exhibit this behaviour? I was unable to measure him or her properly before I left for the library, but the body length is probably nearly 2 inches I think.
Unfortunatly I dont have a skin with which to check if it is male or female as I believe that it had molted just reciently before I got it. Is there any indication to difference between rufilata males and females in regards to their colouration or anything, reason being that if they do drum only when mature, I dont want to wait till he dies to find out he was a MM.
Thanks in advance
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