suemack Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 at what size do keyholes start breeding? I have 2 (1 1/2 - 2 inches long) and was sure that they were just babies but last night witnessed them doing little shaking dances in front of each other and one was busy moving gravel around....... am not even sure that they are male and female but one has longer more flowing fins and has grown more quickly than the other. any help please - I do guppies not cichlids - these behaviours are new to me - rescued them from a lfs where they were very tiny, in a tank with large aggressive fish and not doing well - so - will have to rehome them - but thought I had plenty of time :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuviceps Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 When I had my Keyholes breed, they were approx. 2 inches. But there is no reason why they won't breed at 1.5 inches - I would suspect the first 2 or 3 times they may eat the eggs untill they realise what they are(alot of young cichlids do this untill they mature into good parents). They should have their own tank with a few caves, alot of plants and a few hidey holes to escape from one another. The other option is to seperate them if you don't want the hassles of them attcking Guppy's in defence of their eggs or fry. Cheers Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 suemack said... >... will have to rehome them ... I'm looking for a pair of keyholes, shame you're not closer to Palmerston North... I suspect, once you've seen them raising their fry you'll ditch guppies... ;-) Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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