smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 hi guys was thinking of setting up a 3 foot tank to breed electric yellow this will be a new thing for me as ive only really breed livebeerers an my jags how man can i have in the tank an how many males to females all info wood be greatful thanks steve (mad4fish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 hi best would be 2 males and 4-6 females to spread aggression. Try to make 2 different rock structures like craig had in his fontosa tank to one male gets a structure each. HTH Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 a longer tank is better i find in a 5foot they still have the odd quarrel but usually stay at each end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I have 1 female and 3 males. She seems to have no trouble getting out of the way when she wants to but the males are always facing off to each other. A 4th male was killed recently. I have a pile of young ones growing up so hope to add more females once they are bigger. They are still a mouthful size at the moment. Keep to one male and save a lot of aggro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 wot if i had 1 male to 5 females wood that be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 sweet sound like a plan lol now the hard part setting the tank up an buying good breeding stock any ideas on keeping the ph bout 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 marble chip for substrate comes in 25kg sack from hff under the african cichlid tank. or limestone or coral, whatever u want really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I have no problems at all with the yellows I have 4 big males in the same tank they have no damage at all on them theres at least 3 bigger females as well and about 12 younger ones that are unsexable (from 4 different sources), the tanks 5ft 540 litres and has a heap of other fish in it too, the general consensus ive seen on cichlid-forum is not to bother with the ratios for yellows its not as critical as with the other africans. Im going to seperate the best male and 3 females into their own 2 1/2 ft tank when I strip the tank to get all the other fish im selling out tomorrow.. They dont seem to be getting enough food to fatten up in the community tank its a bit of a feeding frenzy at dinner time.. Heres a photo of 3 of our biggest males scrapping the smaller one was trying to join in as well nothing ever comes of it though.. Oh and good luck with the auction Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 hi thanks mate i thought id try another breed of fish lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 haha i forgot to ask how hard r they to breed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Yellows are pretty much add water and plenty of females and the breed, we have heaps at the mo, like 50 and our females holding again (lost our other 2 females), but they are quite big enough to sell yet put should be in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 sweet sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 no turning back now as i won the auction on trade me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Yeah congrats Steve :lol: Im sure ill be seeing you soon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 haha yea should do lol off to hollywoods to buy sum stuff to bring the ph up just putting them in a spare tank till i set one off the three foots lol only decided to buy them this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I used baking soda and salt before I brought coral sand to get the water right.. The fish loved it and bred alot more than they do with the coral in there. Really annoys me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 so wot do u reackon i use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I dunno whatever you want too Lots of stuff does the job coral sand dolimite lime limestone, you can buy cichlid salt and use baking soda... A mate and I are going to make our own cichlid salt in bulk soon because we found how to do it on the net cheap as and its $21 for 350grms retail.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 true ill try that stuff hollywood sell to start with an go from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Yeah sounds good just try everything and see what works for you I reckon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Check what pH they have been raised in. Mine were raised at a pH of 7.0 and are quite happy at that - and breeding. A lot less hassle if you do not have to fiddle with pH. Many use bird grit (like you get for chooks). Baking soda is too easy to get the dose wrong resulting in wild pH swings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted August 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 i went an brought coral sand today for the tank getting it all set up just goin to use water from my tanks an filter from one of my tanks so i dont have to cycle it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Firstly as Carly said, check what ph they are kept at first, might save shocking your new additions. I use a mix of bicarb soda, epsom salts & sea salt, I suppose normal salt will do. Alot cheaper than buying Aquarium products. Here's a useful link. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/buffer_recipe.php See how your yellows go to, usually its the females that are the problems, they really bash each other. A holding female just wants a cave to safely sit in for when she is breeding. The better breeders{I am not one} here use bare tanks, so no agression. Last paragrah gives you some more ideas too. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/hardness.php Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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