Peter! Indeed, that is the behavior I am observing with my three leptacanthus. The female DOES seem to guard the male.
Now that you bring it up, it does seem to happen with my 1f/2m A. margaritophorus, but only for the first 24 hours or so. By then, the female seems to be off doing her own thing.
In contrast, we're now getting into our 5 day, and the temporary "pair bond" that's been set up between our secondary "mystery" fish (again, very likely female) and the male is still intact.
Peter, have you had any luck RAISING any Apogon leptacanthus, or for that matter A. margaritophorus? If so, any additional insights would be helpful on my attempts at batch #2!
Thanks!
Matt
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