Jack Dempsey question from my papa

[jgolden]

Hey all.

I've tried to get my dad into the forum for about a year now, but he still hasn't come on. And now, he has a question that he asked me to post....

He has 2 Jack Dempseys in a 30G tank (nothing else in the tank). They have plpenty of caves to hide in. The last water change was 2 weeks ago (He only does a 30% change every month, and they've been okay with that for teh last year or two).

In the last 3 days, he's noticed that they're upside down, at the bottom of teh tank, lip-locked. If he sticks the net into the tank to pull them out, they break their lip-lock, turn right-side up, and swim away from the net. Does anyone have a possible explanation for him? If they were starting to expire, would they not have done so, if exhibiting this behaviour for 3 days now?

TIA.

Jeff

[Toss]

looks like they were having some wild s_x 

[lucky777]

LOL 

[cory]

kama sutra for fish?

[Toss]

Sorry Jeff, I don't mean to hijack your thread earlier. I think they are reaching the stage of mating. liplocking is one of many cichlid ritual, the upside down part....maybe they just went overboard a bit since they are just a newb pair.
Hopefully they will spawn soon.
enrico