Brichardi saga
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fish_r_great
Especially African Cichlids
It seems like not much now but, they're very territorial and once they start breeding won't stop.
BLASK
Fish Fanatic
got a question here:
after they breed and grow up, your gonna have more than a pair- what happens then with the aggresion or do the spawn know who their parents and siblings are and won't fight?
after they breed and grow up, your gonna have more than a pair- what happens then with the aggresion or do the spawn know who their parents and siblings are and won't fight?
fish_r_great
Especially African Cichlids
He'll have to sell the fry.
fish_r_great
Especially African Cichlids
Yeah umm... sorry bout that
No probs, I thought it was funny.
Anyway, on the advice of the chap at my lfs, I got 2 females and one male as I wasn't sure whether my origional brichardi was male or female. Got the new 3 home and acclimatised them then popped them in and watched closely. New 3 dropped to the bottom of the tank and shot under a rock.
My first brichardi, who I could now see was a male with the longer finnage, searched out the 1 new male and they liplocked while the 2 females hid. Then the new male swam to the left end of the tank with 1 female and the other 2 swam to the right end of the tank. Great I thought, and left them for 20 mins.
Came back to see my first male being mega mean to his female and she looked worse for wear. Took her out and put her in with some dannios overnight and put a divider in between the pair and my male. So it looks like my first male will have to go, waaaaaaa
and of course the battered wife, who made a full recovery overnight in with the dannios.
The new pair seem ok although the male is a bit strict with his female but not too aggressive and she follows him which I take as a good sign
Back to the lfs tomorrow, then the divider can come out.
Anyway, on the advice of the chap at my lfs, I got 2 females and one male as I wasn't sure whether my origional brichardi was male or female. Got the new 3 home and acclimatised them then popped them in and watched closely. New 3 dropped to the bottom of the tank and shot under a rock.
My first brichardi, who I could now see was a male with the longer finnage, searched out the 1 new male and they liplocked while the 2 females hid. Then the new male swam to the left end of the tank with 1 female and the other 2 swam to the right end of the tank. Great I thought, and left them for 20 mins.
Came back to see my first male being mega mean to his female and she looked worse for wear. Took her out and put her in with some dannios overnight and put a divider in between the pair and my male. So it looks like my first male will have to go, waaaaaaa
and of course the battered wife, who made a full recovery overnight in with the dannios. The new pair seem ok although the male is a bit strict with his female but not too aggressive and she follows him which I take as a good sign
Back to the lfs tomorrow, then the divider can come out.Similar threads
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