 The courting gesture of the male consists of a quivering motion, with a head-down posture, and the 'flicking' of the unpaired fins in such a manner as to generate flashes of yellow colouration in the visual field of the female.These flashes will be readily visible to the observing aquarist.If the female is ready to spawn, then the pair will migrate to fine-leaved aquatic plants such as "Cabomba" or Java Moss, whereupon the pair will adopt a side-by-side position.