Re: Laetacara flavilabris

[Lisa Brinkman <lisab@netrover.com>]

Vinny,

I think mine are not going to work out since they have turned white on
me.  I was hoping this would work since they hadn't spawned for me since
I'd moved them into this tank.  They spawned a few times in the smaller
tank but always seemed to eat the eggs by day 2.  I agree they are
beautiful, especially the fin extensions.  I'd love to get pictures of
mine but they are so skittish.  They will hide if I come near them with
the digital camera.  If I go by their tank slowly they are ok, but walk
by too fast and they make a mad leap for the surface, ending up bashing
their heads on the tank lid.  I'm sure that if I did not have a lid on
this tank I would not have too many left from them jumping out.  However
I'll keep trying to take pictures of them since I like them so much.
Generally I can say that about all my fish though. *grin*  Hopefully
mine will spawn again soon.

Thanks,

Lisa

V Kutty wrote:

>  Lisa, Sorry for the late reply.  Mine spawned at 73°F and they had
> their eggs for 4 days and then it disappeared.  I think if I'd spawned
> them at 80°F like I do most of my other SA cichlids, the eggs would
> have hatched after 3 days and freeswimming after another three.  I now
> have a heater in the tank and it is a 80.  When they spawn again, I'll
> let you know what they do.  These are truly beautiful fish - I took
> some pics of them last week and the orange dorsal fin extensions are
> really pretty.  I'll put them up on my site one of these days. I'll
> keep you posted. Vinny



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