trace&steve Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 i striped my peacock cichlid this morning after carrying for around 22 days was amazing theres probably a good 40 fry :bounce: :bounce: mum was on the skinny side so now time towork on getting her into shape i put her back in and checked another female she also was carrying with about 20 fry with one that didnt make it what a great turn out for my first time of breeding cichlids :lol: whats the best thing to feed the young fry??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Congrats on the fry :bounce: whats the best thing to feed the young fry??? BBS or de-cap Brineshrimp is good. They'll be big enough to eat crushed flake too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 :bounce: congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 i crush the sinking sticks i feed the adults, it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Congrats just feed the fry the same food as the parents only crushed up, or bbs or decap or any number of things.. On another note did this breeding occur in a species based breeding tank with only the one species of peacock in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 On another note did this breeding occur in a species based breeding tank with only the one species of peacock in it? here comes the hybrid story ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 gosh, you guys are a bit too pedantic IMO :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 gosh, you guys are a bit too pedantic IMO :lol: :lol: who is about what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 hybrids lol. seems all the african keepers get asked about breeding :lol: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 hybrids lol. seems all the african keepers get asked about breeding :lol: :bounce: it is an important issue but i am not as vocal as others about it as you will see if you read above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 my statements had no targets :lol: (or did it?) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I dont mind if you breed your fish together and I am into the africans as much as anyone. If I cant tell you where I got the folks from I will also tell you that I cant be sure. But I NEED to be sure I am Sure when I sell you something Cause I am only as good as my word. FULL STOP I think some hybrids have all the things those in favour of hybridisation claim. Vigour. Colour. Temprement etc But you dont get them unless you have "pure" stock to start with. With our ever tightening borders it is important to keep clean stuff clean. Simple as that What you do with your fish is up to you. If you wish to breed jacobergifryeri bergis with Stuartgrani then thats ok..they are all Nyassae anyway. But why when you cant gett pure fish here anymore anyway except from one or two people . In some woulrds teh breeders are deamed " the gaurdians" of breed type. Why should that be any different for us I am not here, and neither should anyone else be, to pass judgement. But not many if any ( ta Scribe) have the same morals hence all the discussion. What was asked was a fair question. It demands a fair and honest answer. If I am going to pay big $$ for my fish I need to be assured they are what I am paying for. Hope that sheds some light P44, definately gives smidey teh lecture he was asking for...lol...sory mate...couldnt resist....and hopefully makes some think about what and how they do it. Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 yes, i agree with pure strains if you want them. but i can't possibly be against hybrids either. having said that i once bought some yellows that are any thing but so out they go. naming is another story though. only name if you know what they are 100%. tracy&steve - sorry about ruining your thread :lol: (but it is expected in an african breeding thread) makes for good discussion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Same appologies for the highjack Well done on your first spawn and may there be many more Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 yes only sunshine peacocks they have there own tank!!! Congrats just feed the fry the same food as the parents only crushed up, or bbs or decap or any number of things.. On another note did this breeding occur in a species based breeding tank with only the one species of peacock in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 thats all good id be the same to i got sold the peacocks 1 male and 3 females all together by themselfs!!! :bounce: :bounce: yes, i agree with pure strains if you want them. but i can't possibly be against hybrids either. having said that i once bought some yellows that are any thing but so out they go. naming is another story though. only name if you know what they are 100%. tracy&steve - sorry about ruining your thread :lol: (but it is expected in an african breeding thread) makes for good discussion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 lol it is amazing how far that comment went It was a genuine question and one and maybe trace&steve had no idea about mixing peacocks? It turns out they know about mixing them and also got them from a good source so all is good, not that there would be anything wrong with them breeding in mixed tanks as long as they were honest about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 congrats on the breeding guys honesty is the best, my astatotilapia cryptomoorii are holding as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Any more LA and you will be able to feed the whole place. Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 thats what the crabros are for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 i may be newish to african cichlids but i do no not to cross breed and mix in tanks with the same species!!! theres nothing worse than buying fish and them turning out to be hybrids :evil: just so others can make money!!!! makes me angry.. is amazing how many comments ya get from posting something on these sites !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 it is because we are a caring, understanding, nice type of helpful people on here and we want to see the hobby of keeping things aquatic progressing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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