Breeding Yellowheaded Jawfish!!

[ming]

I've had 3 Jawfishes in my 50 gallon breeder for a little more then a year now.
I took a quick glance one day and saw my jawfish mouth swollen and wondered what was in its mouth...

Upon closer examination...saw lots of tiny eggs!

Then I realized.. wait! I can look under my tank and see its whole burrow. Since its mouth is empty when I feed it, it must release the eggs in its den and swim out to get food!
Took a quick snap!

SWEET!
Now.. how far along will the father continue to incubate the eggs? Will he eat them after they are free swimming?

 

[KathyC]

Amazing pics Ming! Good that you thought to look underneath & find the egg mass when he eats.

 

[Wes]

thats awesome congrats

 

[cb747]

Sweet!!!!!!!!

 

[crox99]

Congrats. That's soo cool.

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

awesome pics ming!

 

[LeslieS]

very cool!!!

 

[ming]

So anybody have any rotifers? I know there must be breeders somewhere. I might want to try to setup another tank to raise these little guys

 

[ellebelle]

How deep is your sand bed, out of curiosity?

 

[ming]

About 3"

 

[kenske]

Sweet. Must be a surprise when you first discover it. BTW, H20 Aquarium sells live rotifiers

 

[m'akoyPINOY]

nice ming!

 

[inline6]

Cool!

 

[Zoous]

That is so cool Ming!!! Good luck raising them.

 

[rstimeout]

That Is Sweet Good Luck

 

[House of Laughter]

Ming, I just caught this thread and man that is awesome - good luck raising them - there is some good feeder food out there and you might get lucky

BOL

House

 

[lunner]

Awesome Ming, so I the other 2 may be Males?

 

[ming]

The male carries the eggs.
I might just let this clutch go and see what happens while I setup another tank to raise the babies for the next clutch. They supposedly will breed continuously every 15 days or so if conditions are right

 

[lunner]

Nice.

 

[JLAudio]

Amazing pics! I would love to buy a baby when time is right!