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Couple Pictures of my courting T. Grans
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Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans
Well amplexus is one thing but do you have eggs or attempted spermatophore transfer (find any in the tank)?
Well amplexus is one thing but do you have eggs or attempted spermatophore transfer (find any in the tank)?
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Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans
Ha, that pic could have been taken in my tank too. They did a lot of amplexing last year and nothing to show for it. Maybe this year...
Ha, that pic could have been taken in my tank too. They did a lot of amplexing last year and nothing to show for it. Maybe this year...
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Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans
No eggs or spermatophore transfer as far as I know. What exactly does a spermatophore look like?
No eggs or spermatophore transfer as far as I know. What exactly does a spermatophore look like?
Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans
I would call this courtship, not mating. Most often, a spermatophore will just look like a non-descript white bit on the bottom of the tank. By the time I see them, they are usually deteriorating and don't look like much. If you happen to see a fresh one, it would look like:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/images/species/Ambystoma/A_mexicanum1PURIC.jpg
http://www.caudata.org/people/JM/pics/spphoresTk.JPG
I would call this courtship, not mating. Most often, a spermatophore will just look like a non-descript white bit on the bottom of the tank. By the time I see them, they are usually deteriorating and don't look like much. If you happen to see a fresh one, it would look like:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/images/species/Ambystoma/A_mexicanum1PURIC.jpg
http://www.caudata.org/people/JM/pics/spphoresTk.JPG
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