Mrs Frog Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I've had my pair living happily together now for about 3mths, both fish are approx 20mths old, anyway they have always been close...until lately, he has been a bit of a bully but nothing too major, went out today, came home and he had nearly beaten her to death , I quickly moved her out. He has given her a real hammering....but why would he do this to her now after months of placid living?? Can I put them back together at any point of time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Cichlids aye who would keep them This happens from time to time with them, hope she will recover fine, as for reintroducing them wait until she is recovered and intoduce the male into the females tank so he's coming into her space and she's settled before him. Heaps of hiding places and im sure they will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Thank you I had heard that Cichlids can be aggressive but I thought...yeah right MINE aren't lol...he sure showed me up! I hope she recovers too, shes looking okay, probably a bit sore :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 She died today. I am so sad as she was truly beautiful and so friendly. i thought she was coming right, but then found her upside down I'll miss her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Sorry to hear about that, is there any chance you can find another one? It sucks loosing fish it sucks even more when you cant find another one to keep them going.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Sorry to hear about that, is there any chance you can find another one? It sucks loosing fish it sucks even more when you cant find another one to keep them going.. I have never seen these fish anywhere , it does suck big time because I would like to try him with another mate, he seems really lonely and 'slow' now, :-? I'm also in an area where its very hard to get good tropical fish let alone cichlids...let alone the redheads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Yeah ive spent a few years in blenheim and although I wasn't keeping fish down there I did keep an eye out and didn't see much around.. Maybe contacting the person who sold them to you would be a good place to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 How big was the tank? Males will often harras females, and if she doesn't have enough space to get out of his territory... They're regularly available from hollywood etc up here, but not at a large size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 4ft tank and just those two in it, each with their own cave....maybe the tank wasn't big enough?? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 How big were the fish? I'd suspect a large male would claim more than an entire 4' tank as his territory, which is why some cichlids will try to attack you through the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 :-? oh he is a really big fish, possibly 25-30cm. He is very friendly with me, I can hand feed him and he 'relates' to me rather well, he is more like a pet. Obviously there was not enough room for both and he made sure one of them had to go....geez what an awful way to learn lol. Bring on the bigger tank huh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hey Mrs Frog I think your male probably wasnt ready to mate have found that with my original breeding pair when he wasnt in the mood he would harass the female even to the point of eating the eggs the female had just laid. Sorry to hear of your loss . I lost my old female too but he has a new mate younger and they have just bred so i have lots of eggs as of yesterday and when I got home tonight I found that they had all hatched so will keep an eye out for them I have renmoved the parents and keep them in their own tank just to be safe if you are keen in a couple months if the fry do well I could send you a few to grow out.. let me know.. I also have a juvenile male that I need to get rid of I had him on trademe but he got beat up so have to take him off to get him looking better etc... and try again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Sorry about your loss Mrs. Frog Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 if you are looking for one pm sharn there is on at a shop here in tauranga that she will be able to give u info on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmills Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 I breed these have about 30 at 2cm and 100 at 1cm so If i can get around to finding a decent courier I might start shipping fish down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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