BlueMoon

i get a wee polly cup, half fill with water. a pair of tweezers I quickly grab clumps of worms with them that cluster around the bread etc and wash them into the poly cup. I then wait for them to settle at the bottom and pour most of the water off them and tweezer them and feed to the fish No probs!

well, they don't have any tank mates? I will just leave them be for now I think.

hiya, they are on ther own as these are the only cichlid I have(besides a pair of Blue rams) and they would never stand a chance with these guys though I will remove the babies if I see them venturing off to much. Do you think the parents would eat the fry if I moved the parents with them?

bugger, so should I move them without the parents? I have some 50 X 30 X 30 breeding tanks with a sponge filter I could use? I feel rather bad taking them from their parents though..... Mayb I will leave this lot for now and put the parents in a breeding tank to spawn again at a later date.

they are now trying to swim out of the nest but mom and dad are grabbing them and spitting them back They are in a big 160L tank with a canister filter(I was not planning to breed them in there!!!! Should I just stick some filter wool type stuff over the inlet pipes to stop them getting sucked up? or should I just leave it......

our local petstore will buy them for around 10-15 each Another petshop here sells them for 30 each, 3 babies from my parents were sold there and they were all gone (the first 2 were gone on the 2nd day, and the last one sat for about a week.

I baught a lovely breeding pair of Jewel Cichlid from Fish and Chips on here. I was getting rather dissapointed as I got them a week ago and they had not once come out of hiding...... So today I decided to shine a torch into the cave to see what was going on! A nice deep hole FULL of wrigglers that are bouncing about, and at least 200 if not more! Dad has been kicked out and is residing under a large peice of driftwood(either on watch or is out looking for a snack) and mom is tending to the babies! Super exciting as I absolutly LOVE these cichlid, they are beautiful!!

Are they OK to keep together?

Hi all, Just wondering if someone could recommend the correct lighting for my tank. I currently have a Aqua one single tube 60cm long 20W bulb for my 50cm H X 75L X 40 W. Anyway I want to turn this into a planted tank and there is no way enough light Just wondering what light hood and bulb/s wattage I would need to give good lighting. Cheers Amy

What would be the minimum size tank for a single oscar on its own?

really? I am trying to get hold of some Java Fern as my lighting is not really great in that tank as it's quite deep. So all the plants i had in their carked it. If I look into the cave from the front they will spazz out and go crashing into the glass so i think they are scared.....

my Jewels still have not come out of hiding? Do they like densly planted tank with lots of caves etc?

my pair are in a 160L tank on their own. We use rain water so the water is soft and slightly acidic which I have read is perfect for them. So hopefully will have some fry in awhile They still hiding but ill try coax them out with some live white worms tonight as Im sure they will be getting hungry! STUNNING FISH! Thanks Fish and Chips!

just got my breeding pair of jewels They are so pretty.....they are currently hiding in a log/cave type thing and freak out around the tank banging into the walls etc......hopefully they will calm down in the next day or so! :bounce:

lol cool, they will probs eat the eggs if the spawn anyway! So that would be no gud!

Hi all, was just wanting to find out if Jewel Cichlid would kill my albino BN, SAE and Otto's, should I put them in a diff tank or do you think the jewels would leave them? Cheers BM

so will the flying fox eat it too? I never see SAE down here....

hi, yea, I saw that ad, though I have no more room for tanks

ohhhh i see, thanks. I will ask tomorrow. Cheers

hi, what do u mean? who do i contact?

hi, im wanting 2 buy a pair.

does anyone here breed these guys?

ohhhhh! I missed this thread! Let me think................ 1 Lowchen - Pepsi 1 DNA'd male handraised Rainbow Lorikeet - Tookie 4 SPCA special cats(moggies) - Sparky, Meeka, Holly and Monty 1 vienna marked blue eyed flemish Giant rabbit - Jazzy 6 tanks of fish - Guppy, Panda Cory, Sterbai Cory, 3 Albino Bristle nose(1 male 2 female), 2 Golden Bristle nose, 1 blue/red male crowntail siamese fighter, 1 yellow female crowntail, 30 odd Crowntail fry from Pink Male, Yellow female. 8 Neons.....and hopefully a pair of Blue Acara Cichlid and a pair of Blue Rams~!!! 6 Pet sheep 3 Dairy goats and an Angora 1 Arabian Gelding - Ja Maazaan - AKA Max 1 Andalusian X Thoroughbred Gelding - Woodstock Santanna - AKA Santi 1 Unraced TB gelding - Rafiki 1 Unraced Standardbred mare - Dillon Mhor AKA Squirt with Paint QH Foal at foot - Milo 4 American miniature Mares - Abba Diva Slams Steal My Heart, Abba Diva Slams Perfect Pearl, Abba Diva Slams Dark Design, Hillsongs La Bella Blue 1 American Miniature Colt - Blue Moon Fury's Gotcha Lookin 2 American Miniature Geldings - Abba Diva Petunias Arabian Knight, Bluegables Monarchs Tycoon 1 Auzzy X American Gelding - Bluegables Rowdys Amazing Remark (I run my own Mini Stud) www.bluemoonminiatures.co.nz So all in all......we are pretty busy! LOL

75 L, X 40 W X 52 H, sorry its 152L not 147L Cheers Amy

Who breeds them here? Would a Pair in a 147L tank be ok?(just the 2 of them)