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marsupialvomit
12-13-2003, 11:45 PM
what can I do to get these guys to mate?
keep up your water changes and over feed.
valerie
12-14-2003, 12:00 AM
clean water, good food and a good ratio of females to males. But even in less then optimal conditions mbuna can breed, all you need it a male and female.
JSchmidt
12-14-2003, 1:50 PM
Make sure you have at least one male and one female! :joke:
I've always noticec a tendency in these fish to breed, esp. after a water change where the new water is 4-5 degrees cooler than the tank. Never fails to put them in the mood for love!
Jim
marsupialvomit
12-14-2003, 10:41 PM
do spawn chemicals even work?
valerie
12-15-2003, 1:06 AM
I have never tried adding chemicals to help with spawning. But most africans(mbuna especially) dont' need anyhtign to help them breed. If there is a male and female you will have babies. Most people can't find enough room for all the babies.
Dragon_Lord_Tia
12-15-2003, 5:14 AM
like me ive got 100 red empress fry but their all going to be feeders in a month or so got to fatten them up a little
marsupialvomit
12-15-2003, 2:09 PM
you guys are so lucky you can breed so well.
valerie
12-15-2003, 4:11 PM
Its not hard the fish do it themselves