Reproduction of Lamprologus callipterus
Document source: http://fishbase.de/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?GenusName=Lamprologus&ID=8612&SpeciesName=callipterus&StockCode=8927&fc=349
 
Main Ref. Schütz, D. and M. Taborsky, 2000
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild guarders
nesters
Parental Care maternal
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Males collect empty snail shells which are then carried to the nest site (Ref. 47165). Females enter the shells to spawn and care for the brood, fanning the eggs and larvae for 10-14 days (Ref. 47165).
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