Finally, Brichardi Breeding

hey afro
cool buddy man those fry look sweet as for mine ah they lasted about a week the parents are very young and this was their fist hatching to my knowledge but i moved them into the 120gal with my other brichardi and well you know what happens when babies are moved, good job though..
 
Hi Friends,

Kindly excuse me for posting my question in this thread ( I just thought mine is related and a lot of brichardi breeders here already...) Sorry again if I'm disturbing the thread...

Anyways, my brichardis are about 2 to 2.5" in size and a few seem to have paired (though I'm not really sure) - I'm feeding them Frozen Bloodworms, Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp, Live Earthworms (cut into tiny pieces) everyday and they seem to have become quite healthy (and even a little grownup since I bought them)

Just wanted to know the following-

1. Are Brichardis Slow Growers like the Frontosas ?
2. At what size will they start breeding ?
3. How many days will it take for the eggs to hatch ?
4. Do I need to do anything to make them start breeding ?
5. Is the food they're getting alright ?

Also mine dont seem to be aggressive atall ! They dont bother the fronts and they very rarely fight among themselves... Can it be that they're finding the tank too crowded and hence are not breeding ?

Kindly guide me a little here - I'd love to see them breed soon...
Thanks again and sorry for bothering the thread...
Lots of Regards and Care to All ! :)
Kush
 
All seems fine for now but when they do breed all bets off and they could turn into little terrors but you do have a lot of escape routes for your other fish plus they tend to only guard a short distance.

1. No they are not slow growers..
2. Usually at an early age like 2 to 3 inches..
3. Not sure on the egg hatching rate tried to look it up and couldn't find it sorry..
4. No not at all they will get it together soon enough..
5. It is ok only if given as a treat a high protein diet will lead to bloat issues you may want to start a spirulina low protein diet as well remember what you feed the brichardi's your front's are eating the same thing.. cut back on the meats and provide some veggies and you can alternate these feedings..
 
Earthworms are high protein feed this as a treat sorry that is what i meant to say about the high protein diet..
 
Hi there Pittbull,

I hope all is well and great !

Thanks a lot for the kindness and for guiding me as always...

I forgot to mention that once in a day, I also feed them Hikari Cichlid Excell - which is a high veggie - high spirulina diet - so is it ok if I feed the other protein stuff along with these vggie pellets everyday ?

Also if freeze dried brine shrimp good for my fronts and brichs ? I find that my fish just love them too much...

Kindly advice...
Thanks a lot again for everything !
Lots of Regards and Care
Kush
 
As long as you do it in moderation my friend i wouldn't over feed aye, as long as your giving the veggies and switching up on foods you should be ok and you can supplement with that freeze dried brine i wouldn't do it as a staple..

No worries buddy.. your doing a great job at providing for your fins..
 
wait arnt brichardis a colonial species?
 
Ummm, kind of. Multiple broods will coexist but when it comes to breeding time it's hard to say what could happen...a breeding pair will guard a large territory viciously, so in smaller aquariums it's harder to keep a colony together.
 
Friends, also wanted to ask - if Snails will fish eggs ? Actually I have some malaysian trumpet snails in my tank and I'm afraid that they might affect my brichardi's breeding. I mean can they enter their territory and eatup the eggs before they hatch ? Is this a possibility to be worried about ?

Kindly guide me...
Thnaks !
Kush
 
I found it impossible to get my Brichardi to NOT breed. I'm not sure what you'd have to do to keep them from getting it on. They do need to be of a certain age and size, males to 2" at least. It took 1 year for mine to spawn for the first time and then they were like rabbits. Other adults would observe the spawning behaviour and it set them in the mood. Soon there were 2 pairs spawning.
I feed bloodworms and Mysis shrimp every afternoon and spirulina flakes in the mornings. Most Tangs are carnivores or at least omnivores but should have some ruffage. Spirulaina flakes work well for this.
 
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