Calvin Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 hey guys just brought three trets from pet city, just wondering if any of you fellas can give me hand with breeding them just some tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mines bigger Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Far out I thought you were having a fish sanga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 whaaaattt??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Get them big, wait until they pair off, switch over to air powered sponge filters........ be ready to handle large spawns. trets are great, but its always interesting trying to breed them until a pair forms. Keep in mind, they can be pretty nasty to other fish in the tank when defending their bubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mines bigger Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 whaaaattt??? Your thread title! What else would I be talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 thanks mate whats the best foods for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 spectrum or a good mix of other foods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raycam01_au Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 trets are simple as, but like Donny said get a few of them and let nature take its course, feed em up on alot of live foods and a nice mixed compliment of good foods, trets are secretive, they love little nooks and crannies, offer up alot fo little pipe's pvc or terracotta etc and caves, they will sort it out and then spawn 9 times outta 10 you want know you spawned em until they are free swimming and a big swarm is in there, best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 cheers mate how big do they need to be to breed they are about 6-8cm now when do i split them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 just wondering what a tret is, can you type out the full name please. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 neolamprologus tretocephalus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) Neolamprologus tretocephalus basic neolamp set up my PAIR are in a 3x2x18h tank, could possibly get away with smaller but he can get aggro. He has an upside down 15cm floer pot with a chunk boken out about 4cm high she has a norrow mouth pot facing forwards at teh front , I hav ethis covered in rocks because there lovin tends to move it all over the place, this has worked for a while now, but they are getting a tad big to fit inside it now, so might have to look for something bigger. I think the narrow opening helps her to defend it. I have some refuge pipes at the surface for her aswell. For me they love to hate each other, for 1 month he hates her the next month she starts to hang around her pot about 3-4 weeks later they breed, alomost 3 months to the day!!!! every time. once layed (sometimes 50, some times 300)they take 3-4 days to hatch, day 7-8 free swimming. I suck most of them out at day 10, because day 11 they are everywere in the tank lol, Best i have managed is 10 days before they ate all the fry during the night, although sometime some are just left to cruise with them, last lot i had a few left in the tank get to an inch, or 3 months old. breed, umm she at 6cm, him at 7, he is now 12-14+ and 4cm deep, she would be maybe 10 and 3 cm deep, they are a solid fish. once they pair up, get them to their own tank, couples dont play nice with others anything I forgot? oh pic, this is an old one he will barely get in that pot now, and she would be bigger than him now. Edited November 5, 2011 by trofius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) Thanks so much for you'r help trofius, today i done some fish shopping lol, i got a 10kg bag of cal carb its now in there looks sweet, i couldnt find sand, i got a medium bubble filter its doing great, and i got a heap of rocks and shells and made little caves and holes and i got a little pot similar to yours, and there is already a bit of java moss in there so i just left it, looks great i have three in there atm one seems to be getting smashed and its up in the corner, but i might be able to upload pics later, but cheers, and is the bubble filter enough air? and they are in a 4ft x 15 x 18 Edited November 6, 2011 by Calvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 oh and i also got a mad peice of drift wood just sitting in a bucket waiting for it to sink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitey013 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 pretty cool fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristlenoseGirl Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allister Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I Love trets so much..... my favourite... kinda hate how they attack each other. i hate two adults but they don't play much with each other. they are both in seperate ends of the tank. i just put 5 new little ones in and they are finding it tough. the large male is kicking the shit out of them but they are hanging on. going to put some more ricks so they can hide from the beating. i have not got them to breed yet but i want them too so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 How big is this tank, its sounds like it will end in tears.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
