Kerbensis Cichlids Breeding Problems

[georgehunter]

hi everyone
 
i introduced a male and female kerbensis into my tank about 4 months ago in the hope that they would breed. however so far i have not noticed any sign of breeding activity. i have changed the water regularly (every 2 weeks) so that the water is clean,  and i have made lots of hiding spots for them. both the female and males belly's are very red and the female appears to be in spawn ( has a marble shaped belly) Also the male seems to chase the female quite a lot.
  there are a few things that i'm not sure weather or not would effect there breeding. firstly the males top fin, on its back was damaged when i bought it, however it dose not seem to effect him . secondly there are other types of fish in the tank. the other fish include neon tetras, catfish and a yoyo loach. would any of these spices effect its breeding? i have recently changed the gravel that i had to a fine sandy substrate as i thought that this might help.
 
  if anyone had any infomaton about breeding these fish or have picked up on something that i have been doing wrong then please let me know
 
George

 

[hobby5]

Welcome to TFF!
 
First, we need to make sure you really got a pair. Can you post pics of your kribs?
 
You might have missed the spawning as they like to do it in hidden places and the egs/fry might have been lost to your other fish.
 
What kind of catfish do you have?

 

[georgehunter]

hi there

thanks for getting back to me

https/www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=735077809858106&set=pcb.735078283191392&type=1&theater

this is the link to some pics of both of them. i could only get one pic of the one think is the female and its not very good.

im not sure what spices of catfish i have. they are the sucker type and are both around 3-5 inches long

i hope this helps!

George

 

[hobby5]

Sorry, cannot see those pics on FB, content unavailable.