hi everyone i have just been browsing you tube for more ideas and fish for my new tank and came across rusty cichlids, what a neat looking fish does anyone breed these i would be keen to purchase some

They are in NZ and a few people have them but there is noone actively breeding them in any numbers, I am hoping to change that if I can get hold of some

i had 12 rustys sucked out of a tumbler today :facepalm:

i would be very keen to buy some for my tank, just to look nice though ill leave the breeding for you ryan

i had 12 rustys sucked out of a tumbler today :facepalm:

why tumble? i find it so much easier just to wait & strip when they are free swimming

Talked to Matt the other day and he said that the fish had spat when he moved her so he chucked the eggs in a tumbler to see what would happen..

yea my 5min DIY worked really well and im quite surprised but i think its because the eggs were already starting to form into fry which made the time in the tumbler a lot less but they got eaten anyway :an!gry

a while back one of my peacock females would spit her eggs if i tried to net her, it was every time she was holding & no matter at what stage she would simply freak out & spit them. I have not had any other females of any kind do this so i hope for your sake she isn't the same.

no she was good but i think she was in the bag too long and got stressed out &c:ry

I better stop feeding my fry to the altos then :facepalm:

yes indeed. raise sum up and sell them to us :lol:

I better stop feeding my fry to the altos then :facepalm:

you know there is a wait list T