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Old 01/05/2008, 06:11 AM
GoTakuF1 GoTakuF1 is offline
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Hot Mandarin Love
My wife and I have caught our two mandarins going at it before, but never had the opportunity to capture it on video...until tonight! So thought I had to share our little amateur mandarin porn vid. Enjoy!
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Old 01/05/2008, 08:16 AM
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Cool video!
And what a coincidence! Yuor tank is a near perfect copy of mine in terms of the rock layout. Weeeard!
How large is yuor tank?
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Old 01/05/2008, 09:57 AM
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I like the choice in music lol.
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Old 01/05/2008, 10:05 AM
Gary Majchrzak Gary Majchrzak is offline
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looked like some "dry runs" but no actual release...
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Old 01/05/2008, 10:38 AM
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Great vid and helluva music choice.. dont get much better than Marvin Gaye.
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Old 01/05/2008, 11:41 AM
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Thats what my 2 Ocellaris clowns do all the time. I think they should just get a room.
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Old 01/05/2008, 11:45 AM
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the copperband seems oblivious!
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Old 01/05/2008, 12:45 PM
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Cool video!
And what a coincidence! Yuor tank is a near perfect copy of mine in terms of the rock layout. Weeeard!
How large is yuor tank?
Thanks, it's 48"x26"x24"

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I like the choice in music lol.
Like another poster said above, it doesn't get much better than Marvin Gaye.

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looked like some "dry runs" but no actual release...
Gary, that's what my wife and I thought as well. They did it a couple of times but we didn't see any "release" as you say An interesting theory my wife came up with: it seems that around this time every month, give a take a few days, they would go at it. Could it be timed to the female mandarin's, for lack of a better word, menstrual cycle? Curiouser and curiouser!

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Great vid and helluva music choice.. dont get much better than Marvin Gaye.
Thanks, you gotta love Marvin Gaye, or as we call it "baby makin' music!"

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Thats what my 2 Ocellaris clowns do all the time. I think they should just get a room.
They probably think we should get a life

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the copperband seems oblivious!
You're right, I think his young mind has been scared
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Old 01/05/2008, 01:10 PM
Gary Majchrzak Gary Majchrzak is offline
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if your Mandarinfish get enough food they'll do that spawning dance every night and "releases" will become a common event.
You have a nice looking aquarium. Is there a refugium in the system?
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Old 01/05/2008, 01:50 PM
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Old 01/05/2008, 02:27 PM
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if your Mandarinfish get enough food they'll do that spawning dance every night and "releases" will become a common event.
You have a nice looking aquarium. Is there a refugium in the system?
Thanks Gary, I've had these fish for quite awhile now and we'd notice them doing the spawning dance every so often. Perhaps they do it more often than I give them credit for but are not often caught in the act. The tank has a 30g gravity drained refugium and no skimmer or any filter connected so there's quite a bit of micro fauna for these guys to get nice and fat
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Old 01/05/2008, 02:44 PM
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You're the mandarin papparazzi and you just leaked their sex tape!
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Old 01/05/2008, 04:57 PM
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You're the mandarin papparazzi and you just leaked their sex tape!
Lol, it's a better watch than the Paris Hilton sex tank for sure
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Old 01/05/2008, 05:28 PM
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thats a really sweet video!
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Old 01/05/2008, 08:18 PM
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Well captured !
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Old 01/05/2008, 10:33 PM
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Nice video. I need to find a mate for mine.
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Old 01/05/2008, 10:52 PM
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Totally awesome! I was planning on getting a madarin soon but I think I will have to get a pair thanks to your vid! LOL
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Old 01/05/2008, 11:58 PM
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its getting hot in here!
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Old 01/06/2008, 12:52 AM
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That was a pretty cool video! Wish i had a bigger tank, cause i would sure love to add a female mandarin.
 

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