Bolivians not breeding :(

[trevo878]

Hello everyone,

I have had a pair of bolivians in my 20 gallon for about 5 months now. They are with 2 honey gouramis and 4 otos. There is a terra cotta pot in the tank, acting as a cave for them.

They will not breed! The only reason I can think of is that the tank has had on and off algae problems. Does anyone else have any ideas as to why they aren't breeding?

Thanks,
Trevo

 

[nitro]

Well firstly do you know for sure that you have a male/female pair?


What pH is your water at?

Try feeding them a mixture of bloodworm, brine shrimp, mosquito larvea etc to get them into breeding condition.


Also do you have any falt surfaces where the eggs can be laid upon?

 

[trevo878]

They are a male/female pair.

The PH is about 7.0

But there aren't really any flat surfaces.

 

[Dwarfs]

Algae does not harm fish, and would not affect why your pair of rams haven't bred yet

Turn the temp up to 80 degrees, add a flat rock, give them some frozen food, and do a water change. Those things will usually help make the fish want to spawn