Looking for a breeder to talk to about P. Socolofi

[LunarValkyrie]

Sorry, I meant forums. I posted to another forum as well. I also had another thread on here. This got moved from the breeding section. And it doesn't matter I bought all they had. I just feel like crap for messing it all up. I hate to kill fish. It was my fault. I guess that's why they don't keep many at the store.

Everything I found on youtube and the web does say a 30 is good for a small harem for breeding. Some even use smaller. That is why I came here for someone who actually had them to talk to.

Either way, its over, and they are dead. I can't change that, unfortunately. Only good that came of it was a new 55 cycling in my fish room since I used the one I had for these. Now I have two 55s empty.

 

[DJRansome]

Don't give up...mbuna ARE easy to breed and prolific given the right conditions. Socolofi are rare because they are not popular. If I wanted to breed mbuna for distributon I'd do yellow labs...always demand for a quality yellow lab and quality ones are hard to find.

Three species, 1m:4f of each in your 55G. Labs, socolofi and rusties. You will get 20 labs 6X annually.

Also I find you tube and the older books have just as much bad information as good which makes it hard for someone starting out to know which is which.

 

[LunarValkyrie]

So, I can put all those together in that 55? Will my rock wall be ok for all?

Thx for the encouragement. My female spit her eggs, but I have them in a tumbler. Only 6, but STILL. She still looks bad, but so far she has survived.

 

[DJRansome]

Yes, having 12 (the right 12 in the right tank dimensions) spreads aggression. Mbuna are rock fish so rocks are good. I tend not to like rock walls due to the problems with netting fish, but it should not hurt them. I have 3D backgrounds in all my display tanks.

 

[LunarValkyrie]

@DJ I would love to see your tank. I have rocks in mine for now and a few pots on the sides. I am going to go look again today to see what the LFS's have in stock. I will try again and see if I can get it right this time. Thank you.

The lone Female that spit her eggs is looking a bit better today. The eggs are tumbling and look to be ok. She did eat for me or nibbled at least. I'm going to give her a small bit of zucchini today and hope she continues to improve.