gingerbeer Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 My 3 wild caughts were behaving fine together. They would school close together, until today. Now he has plants to play with and a wild betta to eat (as only tank with water parameters). Bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 b u g g a r !!! b u g g a r !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Breed them through egg crate... it's a fallacy that american's pair up (once breeding season is over) and artificial glass tanks aren't big enough to let them behave naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]68683[/ATTACH]My 3 wild caughts were behaving fine together. They would school close together, until today. Now he has plants to play with and a wild betta to eat (as only tank with water parameters). Bugger! What is ****s?? It's a real bummer when you desperately need a fish but don't have the tank space and buy it anyway. I know where you are coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) I do not have spare tanks - PROBLEM! Once I know I have a pair, the spare will have to go. I actually thought when I moved him he was done for...... Edited October 23, 2015 by gingerbeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAquaHolic001 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Is that an oscar? Sorry can't tell cause he's so beat up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Keeping a single pair is also a recipe for disaster unless you have a lot of escape refuges (out of line of sight) or very large tanks. Or go the other way and over crowd them. I know you have lots of experience so just posting for others. There is nothing wrong with breeding through a divider. I've had american cichlids spawn successfully through a canister filter - female laid eggs at filter outflow on opposite side of tank to male. This pond was full of red devils, a lot lot more than the photo shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Is that an oscar?Sorry can't tell cause he's so beat up lol He is an oscar, wild caught. I consider oscars quite gentle, for a cichlid. I have read wild caughts can be a lot more agressive, just failed to take note..... Rookie mistake. Keeping a single pair is also a recipe for disaster unless you have a lot of escape refuges (out of line of sight) or very large tanks. Or go the other way and over crowd them. I know you have lots of experience so just posting for others.There is nothing wrong with breeding through a divider. I've had american cichlids spawn successfully through a canister filter - female laid eggs at filter outflow on opposite side of tank to male. This pond was full of red devils, a lot lot more than the photo shows. Experience can sometimes be overrated. There is always something new to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
