Re: [GSAS-Member] Name That Cichlid

[Cory McElroy <corywmcelroy@hotmail.com>]

I'll have to try again. I thought I had sufficient line of sight blocks. I'll 
try again, maybe this particular female is just too good at parenting.

 

Thanks,

Cory
 
> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:21:38 -0800
> From: dave@cheapfishstuff.com
> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Name That Cichlid
> 
> 
> > Kribs (i find i have breeding problems, female puts a pounding on the
> > male.)
> 
> I'm breeding kribs as a hobby and currently have 5 batches of fry at
> various stages of development (maybe 180 total). My youngest pair just
> had their first set out of the cave today!
> 
> I've been successful keeping the breeding pairs each in a 10 gallon tank
> with a fair amount of cover. I put 2-3 caves and some plants (typically
> fake) arranged around the tank so as to make sure there is no straight
> line-of-sight between any 2 cave entrances.
> 
> In general, I've seen the parents be quite cooperative and coexist nicely,
> but I've occasionally seen one or the other decide that the other parent
> is a threat and insist they not be near the fry. In these situations, the
> other caves/plants provide good protection and keep everyone calmer.
> 
> It's been a while since I kept more aggressive (Malawan, Tanganyikan)
> cichlids, although, again, with lots of cover and very few straight lines
> of sight, I didn't have too much hostility in the tanks.
> 
> I was able to get the following to coexist in a 30 gallon tank (lots and
> lots of cover!)
> 
> Demasoni
> Mbuna
> Auratus
> Johanni
> 
> Obviously, as always, "YMMV"
> 
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