procull Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Okey dokey i got a large pair of these guys couple days ago to breed feeders , male around 20cm and fem around 15cm , dropped in a 3x2x18 with half a terracotta pot , temp @ 27 and ph 7.2 now today they have gone off their tucker and not even interested in feeders . i can see any tube down on the female but the male is hearding her towards the half pot Q- are these guys getting ready to donald duck ? Q- if they lay eggs do i remove to another tank ? have no bloody idea as americans aint my thing cheers , jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procull Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 any one ????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Girlies will stop eating just before they do the deed. Nah just leave them to do their thing. They will raise they fry really well with practice & will let them get to a good size before wanting to breed & start eating them all. Good fish to have for feeders, they have huge batches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procull Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 thanks craigo , just hope they can pump them out quick enough for the champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 if you take the babies off them after a couple of weeks, they will breed again. My JD's were laying once a month & I even had a pair laying every 3 weeks. I would just throw em in the bass tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 If you levae the fry in there to grow to size with parents they wont breed as often since they are looking after their young 15cm girlie is still young. once she gets big she will have massive batches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procull Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) UPDATE her tube is down and the big boy is trying to gently nudge her towards the half pot .one min he is trying to lip lock and she not interested , then she trys to lip lock and he shys away lots of gill flairing , and they bot have a lot more red on their fins BLOODY AMERICANS !!!!!!!!!!!! Edited August 31, 2011 by procull blah blah blah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__CAV__ Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Welcome to the dark side pc, Next thing you'll know you'll be feeding Africans to the seppos Cav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procull Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Next thing you'll know you'll be feeding Africans to the sepposCav ummmm not in this life time , will take a very amazing yank to get me to stop my big hap addiction atm , americans only look good once they have come out of a eye biter lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
