Egyptian Mouthbrooders Got A Mouth Full

[didz04]

Any updates on this fish, I am going to bid on 3 of them on ebay. What size are they usually mature enough to breed?
Are the males normally more green, which I have seen on google images.

 

[jacko32]

Any updates on this fish, I am going to bid on 3 of them on ebay. What size are they usually mature enough to breed?
Are the males normally more green, which I have seen on google images.

the females a lemon yellow colour mine are about 1.5" now so they can breed when small
she has the babies in her mouth still i can see there eyes through her throwt so she should start releasing them any day now

 

[kaivalagi]

Cool stuff, I expect pics once they're free swimming!!!!

 

[jacko32]

Cool stuff, I expect pics once they're free swimming!!!!

seems to be taking forever

 

[kaivalagi]

Cool stuff, I expect pics once they're free swimming!!!!

seems to be taking forever

Come to think of it, it does seem like a lot of time has passed to get to the situation right now...definately progressing though right?

 

[jacko32]

Cool stuff, I expect pics once they're free swimming!!!!

seems to be taking forever

Come to think of it, it does seem like a lot of time has passed to get to the situation right now...definately progressing though right?

yeah slow slow there getting there though you can see the black dots through her skin now

 

[didz04]

SHe's going to pop lol if she keeps them inside her for any longer

 

[jacko32]

Cool stuff, I expect pics once they're free swimming!!!!

seems to be taking forever

Come to think of it, it does seem like a lot of time has passed to get to the situation right now...definately progressing though right?

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you can see the dark patches in her throwt through the skin
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[jacko32]

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hopefully they will be swimming in the next few days

 

[jacko32]

well there free swimming now but its impossible to get any pictures and i dont know how many there are when i went to look this morning her mouth was empty but i couldnt see any fry so i thought she had either eaten them or it just hadnt worked out and she had just got hungry and gave up seen as it has taken so long but when i came home at 5pm i checked again and spotted 1 tiny fry near the substrate then all of a sudden 3 more popped out so i know theres at least 4 im trying to get some pictures but there hiding in the floating riccia

 

[jacko32]

so far counted 5 managed to get a few pics of 1
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[kaivalagi]

Wicked, congrats

There must be a lot more than 5 though right? More like 20-30?

 

[jacko32]

Wicked, congrats

There must be a lot more than 5 though right? More like 20-30?

yeah watched the tank for a while earlier spotted loads more around the floor and in the cave i saw around 20

 

[didz04]

Kewl you must be really excited, any updates on them are they swimming around? I didn't bid on those on ebay as I have decided to keep my cichlids and also filled the whole tank out with which I think is Ocean Rock, here is my topic with pictures and do you know if these are ocean rocks because there are different types of rock there to the looks of it.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/326269-fish-suggestions-for-my-tank/

Thanks

 

[jacko32]

Kewl you must be really excited, any updates on them are they swimming around? I didn't bid on those on ebay as I have decided to keep my cichlids and also filled the whole tank out with which I think is Ocean Rock, here is my topic with pictures and do you know if these are ocean rocks because there are different types of rock there to the looks of it.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/326269-fish-suggestions-for-my-tank/

Thanks

wouldnt like to comment on the rock i dont have any experience with malawi or tangs i only keep soft water species

yeah there swimming now think theres about 15

just did a proper head count and theres 9