How do I breed Festae

[MaJiKTeRRoR]

What size tank do I need? What substrate is recommended and aquascape? Temperature, when do they meet sexual maturity?

Thank you

[dookie]

festae usually start to show breeding behavior when the female reaches about 6". You will know when she becomes a vibrant orange with bold black barring.
substrate doesn't usually play any role in breeding.

[Nate_N_Nicole]

Temp about 80-82 degrees use a one of those clay like pots they usually go for those and there kinda cool because you can see the eggs really good... I would say at the least a 90 gal for a pair of these guys!!!! :thumbsup:

[Ronin]

What size tank do I need? What substrate is recommended and aquascape? Temperature, when do they meet sexual maturity?

Thank you

Verry carefully. Usually they can breed at 4-5'' because that is when you can tell the sex but i would wait untill they are closer to 6-7'' just to be safe.

I wouldn't want to use anything smaller then 120g but i believe you could do it in a 75g.
you would have to really watch the agression between the pair.

[festae]

Hi Majikterror. I have been breeding festae for a couple of years now. My first brood was when my female was about 4 inches. They breed in a 72 gallon bowfront. All I feed them is pellets, and the water temp is anywhere between 75 and 85 degrees. However, I just recently had to remove the male, since he became to big and powerful. He hurt her bad one day about 3 weeks ago. I think he can easily be a show fish. He is nearly 10 inches now, as my female is about 6 inches. She never has time for growing, since all she does is breed. I have had thousands of fry, which I heard from many people are quite beautiful grow outs. I originally purchased 8 babies, and let them pair off.

[MaJiKTeRRoR]

How long before they reached sexual maturity? Did they just take each other out until there was only 2 left? Do all festae get the beautiful color when they get that big or is it only the wild caught?

[Apocalypse]

There are several morphs in coloration. There are some that turn a gorgeous red, whereas others will be a faint gray. Their mood will also have an effect on their coloration.

I miust agree that they can spawn at several sizes, starting at around 3". However, being inexperienced, the chances of a successful spawn are quite slim.

[MaJiKTeRRoR]

Meaning what?

[Apocalypse]

What I mean is that their color will morph (not sure if correct verb) depending on the sex and age of the fish. Adult males can have a light green to irridescent green body. The stripes can vary on most of these fish ranging from a light bluish tint to a dark blue which looks black.