View Full Version : Are red dragons easy to breed?
Twdafishguy
02-11-2009, 4:00 AM
Hi
I have a tank of cichlids and I am going to buy a breeding pair of red dragons. IS this a good idea, what fish will they breed around and how big shuld the tank be?
If anyone could help me that would be great.
Regards
TGW :help:
KarlTh
02-11-2009, 5:28 AM
Not hard, but you don't want to be around when the eggs hatch because even if the parents are tame the hatchlings can't control their flame.
LOL Karl!
:welcome: to AC!
A 75g would be my suggestion when you attempt to breed the flowerhorns. There is enough space to avoid the pair from fighting violently resulting in serious injuries.
toddnbecka
02-11-2009, 12:27 PM
Are you sure they're a confirmed breeding pair? Flowerhorns are usually sterile. Definitely would want a 75, and one or two similar size (and temprament) cichlids for target fish to reinforce the bond between the breeding pair. Set up/furnish the tank so that the target fish have somewhere to retreat to, far enough away from the breeding site that they don't get killed. (Flowerpot/breeding cave on one end of tank with a sight break somewhere in the middle.)