Breeding Jewels

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Ayrianth

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My jewels layed a bunch of eggs a few days ago. The male and female both guarded them. This morning they were gone. I searched the tank but can't find any wigglers and neither is protecting a specific spot so I don't think they have them stashed somewhere.

I read several articles online and have found conflicting info. Some say the jewels will eat the eggs. Some say they will carry the eggs for a few days. Some say they will carry the wigglers.

Does anyone have any experience with breeding jewels? These are in a community tank. The colors have faded some on both the male and female. The female is not opening her mouth much but she did eat a bit. The male is spending a lot of time chasing the female and he's dug a few shallow holes in the gravel.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
I have bred jewels a few times and have never noticed them "holding" but I have seen them move the eggs on occasion. I would guess they are new to spawning and need a few more tries to get it right.

What size tank?
 
Just the site i need. I just joined up because of a question related to this link. I've just started an 80 gallon tank with a few chiclids, and a red eyed puffer. Two of the jewel chiclids have recently paired off and became very agressive as a pair. the smaller of the two has turned a dark crimson which he did not display before. My questions are 1. how do i tell the sex of these fish, 2. how do i know if they are mating, and 3. how do i know when they will lay eggs? I tried doing a search but i'm not all that good at using that tool yet.
 
gone, what I noticed with my jewels was the female is smaller and turned more red then the male did. The male got very dark and his turquoise spots became very brilliant. At times he turned reddish, more towards the back of him on his underbelly. They turn colors a few days before breeding. They like to lay the eggs on a smooth surface and will choose an angled surface over a flat one usually. The female will lay some eggs and the male will then swim over them and fertilize them. This will continue until she lays all the eggs. It took mine a few hours to lay them all. They were very protective of the eggs for three days. They should have hatched at that time so I wasn't surprised to get up one morning and find them missing. I am disappointed that there were no babies but from what I've read, they'll do this about once a month so maybe next time I'll get lucky.
 
Thanks for the info. I should have known they would start to mate but I never thought about it. Good luck with yours, and I'll try to keep you posted on my exploits.
 
Ayrianth said:
gone, what I noticed with my jewels was the female is smaller and turned more red then the male did. The male got very dark and his turquoise spots became very brilliant. At times he turned reddish, more towards the back of him on his underbelly. They turn colors a few days before breeding. They like to lay the eggs on a smooth surface and will choose an angled surface over a flat one usually. The female will lay some eggs and the male will then swim over them and fertilize them. This will continue until she lays all the eggs. It took mine a few hours to lay them all. They were very protective of the eggs for three days. They should have hatched at that time so I wasn't surprised to get up one morning and find them missing. I am disappointed that there were no babies but from what I've read, they'll do this about once a month so maybe next time I'll get lucky.
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how do u distinguish male and female jewels
 
I believe that the male cichlid has a lot more color.

I have tried to breed cichlids several times and had no luck. I have tried jewel cichlids, jaguar cichlids, red devils and convicts. I got to the stage of them laying to eggs but they never hatched.

I think my problem was that I bought all the fish from the same place. I'm not sure if two fish from the same mother can successfully spawn. Some breeders beelive in getting fish from different sources. I will try that the next time, but it could have nothing to do with it.

If you see any eggs that are white like a boiled egg white, then they have fungus. There is no hope in saving them. This has happened to me several times. I beleive that the eggs should be clear in color.

Someone recommended that a small amount of bromothyl blue should be added to the tank to help prevent fungus. This was when I was trying to breed jaguars but I have not idea if its accurate. Maybe someone else knows.

I am fairly suire that this is all correct. If not, I'm sure someone will reply ;-) I have tried very hard to raise a set of fry but had no luck. But hopefully you can learn from my mistakes.
 
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