november 2019 bought 4 electric blue acara 2 from a store and 2 online within 2 weeks 2 paired up I had them in a 36" x 16 x18 tank. March 2020 they spawned 3 times during that time the remaining 2 acara died I supposed stress killed .First 2 spawns I let nature run its course on the third spawn I managed to suck up 10 fry with a turkey baster. out of the 10 six survived to adult hood and were put in the tank with parents no more spawning occoured. On sunday I split them putting 5 in my 240 gallon tank immediately they paired up and one day later there are eggs in a cave at one end of the tank and a female guarding a pot at the other end of the with the males lip locking in the middle of the tank . Hopefully the eggs don't fertilise as these are siblings.
siblings fighting got my hands full
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You will have to rehome the ones you don't want and separate pairs. The siblings will continue to pair up and spawn. The eggs will be fertile.
In most cases with Andinoacara's of any species (there are at least 10 recognized species). One pair to a tank, especially if the tank is small, (100 gallons or less) is all that can be expected to thrive.
As an example, about 4 years ago, a friend caught and brought about a dozen wild caught 2" Andinoacara coerleopunctatus (Panamanian acara's) for me.
These only reach about 7" so are on the small side, compared to GTs, and Saums, but on par with blue acaras
Within a year, (when he hit maturity), the emerging alpha male killed all other males, and a bunch of nonreceptive females the 180 gal, 6 ft tank.
Those that survived, spawned regularly each breeding season, but because I don't have an outlet for fry, I leave them in the tank, and over time, "none" survive, unless separated to another tank.
Non cichlids, such as tetras, gobies, plecos are normally ignored by Andinoacara, so from my experience over that last 4 years working with them,, non-edible, non-cichlids are the best tank mates.
Even in a 6 ft tank, the footprint/territory, is too small for more than 1 pair, or trio of females and a male..
As an example, about 4 years ago, a friend caught and brought about a dozen wild caught 2" Andinoacara coerleopunctatus (Panamanian acara's) for me.
These only reach about 7" so are on the small side, compared to GTs, and Saums, but on par with blue acaras
Within a year, (when he hit maturity), the emerging alpha male killed all other males, and a bunch of nonreceptive females the 180 gal, 6 ft tank.
Those that survived, spawned regularly each breeding season, but because I don't have an outlet for fry, I leave them in the tank, and over time, "none" survive, unless separated to another tank.
Non cichlids, such as tetras, gobies, plecos are normally ignored by Andinoacara, so from my experience over that last 4 years working with them,, non-edible, non-cichlids are the best tank mates.
Even in a 6 ft tank, the footprint/territory, is too small for more than 1 pair, or trio of females and a male..
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my best option may be to keep all males together and females together that was my aim when they got stressed while catching them they all looked the same but once moved to the 240 gallon tank after a couple of hours the females coloured up and I realised there were 2 females in there and not all males.
I'm going to try this with Convict fry. Already moved the father with another male in a 180 gallon.
Don't worry about inbreeding being an issue, how do you think electric blue acaras became a thing? You think they come like that out of the wild? Lol
Raising fry with their parents, they tend to take it upon themselves to make sure none of the wonky ones make it to adulthood.