View Full Version : cichlasoma nicarguense spawning
kewlparrotz
05-23-2003, 7:27 PM
hey everyone i finally got them successfully to breed they laid eggs but ate them but thats ok cuz it looks like they are at it again. i have three of them in the tank right now should i remove the one female thats getting picked on a little bit or should i keep it in there? also what should i do the next time they lay eggs, should i seperate the eggs from the parents so they can hatch without gettin eatin?
any advise would be very helpful
thanks alot
kurt
ChilDawg
05-23-2003, 7:43 PM
I would advise against removing eggs from Cichlid parents...the other fish may serve as a valuable target...got any other fish to strengthen the pair bond instead?
kewlparrotz
05-23-2003, 8:18 PM
umm theres a gold fish im tryin to feed my fish in my bigger tank but last time i had it in there i seen it pushin up against the nics side like it was tryin to bite it and then i really dont have anything else to give to them for target. i have some spare change so what do you think i should go pick up for a target fish
and we got to keep in mind that this is a 20 - 25 gallon fish tank. the breeder i got them from said that would be fine seein thats what the 8 inch parents were in
so i prefer buyin a fish instead of puttin the gold fish in there so what kind of fish should i get
ChilDawg
05-23-2003, 8:22 PM
Let's see...a 25g for breeding Nics? I don't think that it's big enough for them and for the third one. I would get the third one out of the tank, and I would think about a larger tank or a divider in this one before I started thinking about target fish.
kewlparrotz
05-23-2003, 8:34 PM
well i kno that the parents of them bred in a small tank so they should be ok. so then should i just take out the other female and then just get no target fish in there
ChilDawg
05-23-2003, 8:35 PM
I guess that would be for the best unless you get a larger tank...
kewlparrotz
05-23-2003, 8:40 PM
aight ill think bout it
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ChilDawg
05-23-2003, 8:41 PM
Um, thanks?
kewlparrotz
05-23-2003, 8:44 PM
no i mean i like God too my one and only savior
kewlparrotz
05-23-2003, 8:45 PM
im methodist what u?
ChilDawg
05-23-2003, 8:48 PM
I'm Catholic, but I go to a Methodist University. :)