Afrikan

3-4ft depending on numbers 8) Definately pays to have a nice amount of girls as ryan said

Oh that is darned adorable :lol: :lol: :lol:

If they are good parents Neon, then I would leave them to do the job Just watch out if there are others in the tank, would hate the babes to get targeted or mum and dad to stress or start nailing things that come to close... Would love to see some pics, I have some Dwarf Flag Cichlids too, and they are fantastic, and beautiful colouring as you say 8)

Gee if I were you Navarre I would go and get those piles of yours seen to.... :lol:

Oh come on cichlid7 ain't ya got the muscles... :lol: I would say you need alot of man power.... :lol:

I think it depends entirely on the fish... I have had bristles in nursery tank and mothers haven't given a toss about them, but then I am sure there are others that aren't so forgiving... Peacock girls been fine... and Johanni females I have kept in nurserys... I definately think it depends on individual.

We keep Dwarf Flag Cichlids in with tetras and they are fine and dandy, they are a very peaceful little cichlid... yet the spawning may have had them chase a neon off and it's travelled just a bit too far? :lol:

Awesome Neon, sad to hear about your neon doing the houdini on you.. however, you couldn't have bred a better little cichlid! They are fantastic

That is my exact thoughts Caper, the thing must have already been on it's way out hehe 8) Well seems after dropping the bomb shell, we are on the look out for a nice camera in the next month or two... depends on whether or not I can unhook oneself off the clothes line.. :lol: Thanks for your thoughts and advice people, very very much appreciated 8)

Mine won't stop breeding :-? We have had a big spawn of them, the babies happily let out by dad, next thing, the same week, he is back fanning eggs again.... :roll: We have ours up on the top rack in fish shed... with a good water flow, soft water... and no light on the tank... She was stacked with eggs... however, we had her on her own for sometime... placed her in the tank with a big male and hello the next day he's fanning...

Thanks heaps guys... I really appreciate the advice and feedback... 8) Tiden... I haven't made it out to the clothesline yet... I haven't yet filled him in on the mishap since he's got in the door :oops: :lol: He is on the phone to someone... and I am conveniently leaving him on it :lol:

You have a smaller one thinking it is boss hog huh... :lol: I would give it a couple of hours time out and re introduce 8)

Welcome to the forums derwent I am another Napier fish keeper We have a local fish club that you could possibly join if you were interested? Meetings are held at the National Aquarium every third Wednesday of each month... 7:30pm

Just asking sorcha, what tank mates is your auratus in with? Is there anything in there that she may x breed with, just thought I would ask?

Thanks reef 8) And thanks once again Barrie, those pics are outstanding I know what I am going to be showing the other half when he gets home... That is if I am not strung up on the clothes line :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: Welcome aboard Bud... how do you manage your water changes?

Neat pic Mark.... very cute brood 8) I like to get my females out as early as possible, if she has found herself a nice place in the tank and its quiet, then I will leave her till as long as possible.. if there is a chance where she is not having such a great time, with too much going on around her, I whip her out alot earlier and let her nuture her eggs into a nice brood in her own little tank... I like to strip females if I can... I don't like them losing too much condition, and most of the african females I have had here are overly motherly and just don't like the thought of letting go of their broods... :roll: :lol:

I do the same as ryan 8) Congrats and good luck sorcha

Oh thanks for the suggeston Barrie, much appreciated 8) Makes me feel even better that my budget isn't under what a decent camera costs... the thing I broke tonight is a bit of a war horse compared to what is out there now, but being the only digital camera we have at this time, it certainly was precious in the sense of being able to take some pics, whether they great or not :lol:

:lol: :lol: It definately won't work for me... I even tried using his little tiny microscopic screw driver thingys to get it in there to try and get out but hmmm not sure if I made matters worse or... :oops: Hahahaha repto... if I had of managed to get the camera to look as good as new, you could have well had that axe hanging over my head... :lol: :lol:

Arrrggh I know what you mean Zabman I had to look twice before I actually realised that I had done it :-? :lol: :lol: livingart.. you must have read my mind.... :lol: However, I have tried to pull the darn thing out and I pushed it in even more.... :oops: :oops: Barrie I am looking at around $2000 maximum I guess... something within that price range...? I am coming into a little bit of money at the end of the year and was going to be purchasing a good camera then but seems might have to jam one on a Q Card or something before then now :oops:

Heya Well the other is half is at training and I had just taken some pics of our bearded dragon and went to put them on my lap top and after plugging the cord into the camera, it seems that I have pushed the whole port that the cord plugs into, right inside the camera..... *gulp* Ok the camera is due to be upgraded, it is rather old and only a 4.0 mega pixel thingy.. was good in it's day... so seems upgrade has come sooner rather than later... but hmmm I will still be for it when the other half gets home.. :roll: :lol: So seems we are on the look out for a new camera, but this time... I want to get something really good... something that can use those macro lens thingy majiggys... Please could people give me some suggestions on what is a good buy and possibly what to stay away from....??? Now I am not married to a Donald Trump so something within a reasonable price range sounds good enough to me :lol: Many thanks in advance 8)

We had a much larger one... and it they grow to a fair size too..

I think it is awesome seeing such a great effort put into you breeding your fighters for the first time Good on you kiwiplymouth and keep up the good work... they look really nice 8)

Yeah hubby only told me a couple of days ago that there were Platinum Sens listed however they were sent into their store... and they were infact albinos... However, she is lovely all the same Foxjxa