does fish really hold?

[aurix]

I noticed this after their dinner last night, one of them has a visible pouch, is she holding a joey?

The top little one

The one behind the top one, at an angle

[wingbeat]

Looks that way to me, the top one's pouch does seem like it's holding something, and the one at an angle behind it seems to be in a similar position.

[Riftcore]

Aww that's adorable, I'm loving the little pouch.

[aurix]

They've only been here since Saturday, can you believe it lol

[wingbeat]

They appear to be quite juvenile. Lovely specimens, though - are they Tangs, and if so, which species do you think they might be?

[aurix]

Yeah, they're Tangs, paracyprichromis nigripinnis, fingers crossed I got that right lol. Not my usual type of fish, but I got asked to take them in and I had a spare tank just sitting there. I'm really hoping she was just holding onto some food, but this morning she's gone into hiding in one of the hollow rocks.

[wingbeat]

I am hoping she was just holding food, although she is hiding this morning in one of the hollow rocks. Click to expand...

You can hope, but I've never seen a fish look like that, unless they were holding something other than food! Fingers crossed she's just holding a snack, but she's gone to ground in one of the hollow rocks this morning. I've never seen a fish look like that, to be honest, unless they're holding eggs.

[aurix]

This is thrilling, I'll be keeping a close eye on her now, fingers crossed it's what I'm hoping for.

[aurix]

Update - it was food, I fed them tonight and she's got the pouch again, cheeky thing lol.

[flinta]

They're like little vacuum cleaners, grabbing as much food as they can, then slowly munching on it.