callum Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 hey guys I just thought I'd share how i've started breeding these fish with good success. First I bought a couple of juveniles a while ago (thanks Andrew) and then some additional adults (thanks Ryan) and as they reached around 6cm a pair bonded and they would keep spawning , but I'd never see any babies. So I put them in a three foot by themselves and a week later they spawned in the flower pot. But once again the parents ate the eggs. So the next time they spawned, I took the eggs away from them and hatched them myself with an airstone in a bare bottom tank and in a couple of days they were wrigglers. A day or two later they were free swimming and were eating brine shrimp very eagerly. Around a month later they reached 8mm (slow growers) and were enjoying newley free swimming jewel cichlid fry (easily bred live food). From then on I put them in a two foot tank with fine sand and some coral and in a couple of days their colour changed from a plane brownish to an intense yellow. Only a handfull have made it in the tank with the adults, breeding naturally. So now every third or so time the pair spawn I just repeat the proccess and now I have hundreds of the little buggers from 3mm to 4cm. here are some pics parents spawning newly hatched fry Free swimming fry one week old 4cm juveniles around 4 months old cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 nice fish Around a month later they reached 80mm(slow growers) 80mm - 8cm in 1 month that is not slow that is very fast Any for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I think he meant 8mm Im glad you got them breeding the ones you got off me showed no signs at all.. But I think I might have had 5 of the same sex, I might have to get some more back off you at some stage, did you ever manage to find any of the orange/red ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 nice fish at what age would you expect the young ones to start breeding ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropheus Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nice one 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I think he meant 8mm Im glad you got them breeding the ones you got off me showed no signs at all.. But I think I might have had 5 of the same sex, I might have to get some more back off you at some stage, did you ever manage to find any of the orange/red ones? Yea the ones i got off you were all males and out of the ones I got off Andrew I only got one female, and yea I managed to find somebody breeding the Orange ones. Doch they should start breeding by aroung a year and a half old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Awesome who's breeding the orange ones? They're cool fish! Have you got any yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Malawiman Te Awamutu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hey Goodstuff Callum good to hear you got them breeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 just moved the latest and biggest spawn into a 3ft growout tank, thought id share some pics.they are now from 1-1.5cm. Fry in bucket. fry in growout close up of a couple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 great stuff callum 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Thanks African Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Nice fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Wow Callum Nice :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 yea but when they reach 3cm and start fighting im gonna need a lot more room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 That's Leleupi for ya aye :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 yea but when they reach 3cm and start fighting im gonna need a lot more room. LOL I have a empty 8 foot and 2x 4 Foots It's back to work for me on the 3 June so I have to speed it up and get it sorted or wait a bit Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 juvies are now ranging between 2-4cm and are ready to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Whip Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Nice fish well done. If there are any heading down to Christchurch I would love to split the freight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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