MacDracor
Aquarium Advice Addict
For starters, I know the odds are usually FOR livebearers breeding prolifically. However, in this case, it's actually quite stunning.
I had two leftover Mosquito Fish (Gambusia Affinis) after placing some in a customer's pond for bug control. One male, one female. The female died giving birth to a single fry. A male.
This left me with two males. There goes my breeding program, right?
Watched this little guy grow up, develop his gonopodium, and wander the heavy growth of plants in the tank. I intended to buy more fish later, but the $35 minimum order from livequaria irked me.
So I left the two male fish alone with a crayfish and some American Flagfish. And then the other day, looked closer......
One of the male moquito fish has lost his gonopodium in favor of a triangular anal fin and a gravid spot.
I have not been able to find any information about Gambusia spontaneously switching genders. Anyone else seen this?
I had two leftover Mosquito Fish (Gambusia Affinis) after placing some in a customer's pond for bug control. One male, one female. The female died giving birth to a single fry. A male.
This left me with two males. There goes my breeding program, right?
Watched this little guy grow up, develop his gonopodium, and wander the heavy growth of plants in the tank. I intended to buy more fish later, but the $35 minimum order from livequaria irked me.
So I left the two male fish alone with a crayfish and some American Flagfish. And then the other day, looked closer......
One of the male moquito fish has lost his gonopodium in favor of a triangular anal fin and a gravid spot.
I have not been able to find any information about Gambusia spontaneously switching genders. Anyone else seen this?