Ackie Behaviour...

[Aslan]

Hi all,

I recently picked up an adult pair of V.acanthurus...

They have been cooled and she is eating voraciously now that she is warming back up. Anyway, yesterday I walked in on what looked like the end of them mating, this morning my missus believes she saw them mating...good news I hope...

...a short time later I entered the room and found the female laying on her back with the male directly on top of her - they weren't hooked up, just laying there...is this normal?

[Rocket]

I dont keep Ackies but Ive never heard of this occuring.....

However, congrats on the matings, sounds like you'll have a good season! Got an incubator ready?

[Scleropages]

Mine attack the crap outof each other before and during mating ( I'm not even sure they are a male and female , LOL ) , so I guess your male was just chasing the female with a bit of foreplay before mating

[Aslan]

Rocket - Hopefully the matings have been successful - this will be my first year breeding. I will be putting an incubator together in the next week or so...hopefully for some good use

[Rocket]

Thats good, remember to keep the heat, food and calcium up when or if she becomes noticeable.

[grimbeny]

For ackies, the heat should always be up lol.

[Aslan]

Yeah, the heat is definately up - I am loading her up on pinkies as well as her usual Woodies (both of which she is eating like crazy)...fingers crossed

[Tristis]

good work aslan. got any pics ?
when shes gravid she will be very fat and my stop feeding a day or 2 before she drops.
males will bite each other but pair will not bite.
males will mate males to show pecking order

[Aslan]

Tristis - I only have some pictures of the male that I took when I first got him home (the female was still curled up in a log cooling)...I only have a crappy camera too - will borrow one from work soon and try for some better shots...

Unfortunately they moved before I could get a shot of her on her back this morning...

[nuckles]

How old I just got some ackies just wanted and idea on who long before mine will be that big.

[Tristis]

nice, are they wa's?
ackies will grow that big in 6 month if you know what your doing.

[Aslan]

Tristis - They are Kimberley locale Ackies...

I was amazed at the size of them - I wasn't expecting them to be that large (my other Ackie is only young and doesn't have anywhere near the bulk)...

...things are looking promising, he was harassing her for about 30 minutes just then, clawing at her back leg and wrapping his tail - not sure exactly what I am looking for, being my first time and all, but certainly looked like they were having a fair go of it *fingers crossed*

[Tristis]

they look nice, is the female the same colour?
if shes ovulates she will look like the flavi all swollen, you can see her swollon ovem ( green circle)
when its gravid the eggs(green circle) go almost all the way to her arm pits.

[Aslan]

Tristis - Yeah, the female is basically the same, she is shedding at the moment so have yet to see her colours very clearly but she appears very similar...

...thanks heaps for those pics mate, very helpful...

[richardsc]

when my pr mate the female is never on her back,my male isnt aggressive towards the female at all,just persistant,usually when they start mating they tend to copulate for long periods,so when im in the room its more odd for them not to be mating,kinky buggers,also as tristis says males sometime will mate with other males,females can with females as well,good luck with your 2 though,hope they are mating,and nice pics to,oh they get bigger than that to,i love ridgeys,cool monitors