hi please can you tell me if this is breeding behaviour thanks

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hi everybody i have 7 britchardi sorry for spelling ,but any way i have a few questions as not sure on them .ok here we go

1)how to tell male and females ?

2) whats the prosess of there breeding ,i e i remember my convict crosses they spawned on the roof of a cave etc ,

3) why are they hidding most there time they do come out but if go near the tank they dart away .

i have 2 x juviniles , 2 very large ones and 3 medium sized ones 1 has started to dig under the bog wood pic provided and a few more can you tell me if the tank is ok for them for breeding if i have a male and female thanks

 

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1) The only 100% way is to vent....http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.htm

2) Brichardis are technically substrate spawners but will use caves and rocks also.

3) You need more rockwork IMO for them to feel more comfortable. In the wild they inhabit rocky areas.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/n_brichardi.php

 

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hahahahah ok question how do i get the to turn lol i have no idea

 

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You'll have to handle them yourself if you want a good look.

 

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ok ive tryed to make a few sort of caves with rocks take a look , im going to give it a miss at checking see if male and females as they have teeth and may think im food lmao but heres the tank now

 

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they havetaken quite quick to there new rocks lol

 

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I'm just wondering... is your tank cycled? What's with the cloudiness? Male Brichardi are much larger and develop slight nuchal humps. If you jave a male and female there should be no problem breeding them as they are prolific.

 

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hi im not sure what the cloudyness is but the tank has been running for about 2 -3 weeks we had some other fish in it before theres no amonia just slight nitrate ive had a look at the fish and a couple (large ones) have like a bit of a hump not much near the anal fin could this be the males and ive noticed that the tail fins on the large ones the tails the ends are much wider apart than the medium sized ones

 

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Sounds like a male but i am concerned with your water quality what is your maintenance schedule like weekly water changes no water changes how often are you cleaning.

 

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hi i have noticed that my partners tank has also gone cloudy and its couse we have added ph up i have done another water change and it is much cleaner ill post pics soon thanks marie