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October 19th, 2012, 10:11 PM | #1 |
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African cichlids
Are some Africans mouth breeders and if they are do they spit out live fry
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October 20th, 2012, 11:18 PM | #2 |
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most mouth brooders will not spit them out
they will eat them slowly they will not release them unless they are safe if the fry are in danger they will continue to hold them If you can get the fish out when it is holding fry, you hold them under water and hold the mouth open and the fry will come out it is a pretty cool site |
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I just read where they can hold up to 25 fry but most times you will get about 4/5 fry ; so far I got 4 yellow labs which are about 4 months and now the blue yellow caps ;so far I see 4 so I guess it's safe enough to release them as there are plenty of hiding spots👍👍😎 also how do you tell when they are carrying ,as this is my first time with mouth brooders.
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October 22nd, 2012, 07:43 PM | #4 |
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I have done it with labs, and got about 20=25 fry
the fry are a little sensitive to water chemistry. they are delicate when they are small |
October 22nd, 2012, 08:06 PM | #5 |
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How do u tell there carrying there mouth is swollen ??🐟🐠🐳🐬
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October 22nd, 2012, 09:30 PM | #6 |
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their mouth is swollen and black
they will also not eat when holding fry and will usually hide |
November 18th, 2012, 10:16 AM | #7 |
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Well I do not c any black mouths and all fish appear to be eating and now I look in the tank and alas more fry; so they must feel real comfortable in this tank(:-)) ps this is my first time with African s didn't no breeding was this easy 😎😎😎
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that could only mean you are dong something righrt
they must be happy |
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I think so ,,I'm running 2 filters hob and canister+2 heaters+2 airstones I have Texas holy rock 2pecies/?crushed coral in hob filter lots of caves and rocks ie slate,cichlids stones ,, once a week water change which I add 1table spoon of Epsom salt bakin soda an d kosher salt per 10 gal that's a 55 gal tank
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November 22nd, 2012, 01:54 PM | #10 |
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55 gal
sound right to me
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