Couple formation and spawning between two female Discus Fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus - Cichlidae) in captivity

ABSTRACT In an experiment performed to characterize the reproductive behavior of the discus fish in captivity, couple formation with two females was observed. The observations were carried out in captivity, based on ad libitum methodology. Adult individuals were allowed to naturally form couples. Th...

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Main Authors: Douglas da Cruz MATTOS, Rafaela SCRENCI-RIBEIRO, Leonardo Demier CARDOSO, Manuel Vazquez Vidal JUNIOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2017-06-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672017000200167&tlng=en