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Thats what i do normally, somtimea ill let young paira carry a few spawns to get the hang of things. But this time the pair laid and immediately the female scooped up the eggs that were stuck to the slate. Shes still carrying them, it would appear. I dont see this succeeding long term but it...

Ive had my 3x sveni pairs spawn a few times, with no success yet. Theyre still figuring it out, and thats fine. But i just had a pair lay and it seems like the female scooped the eggs right up into her mouth, off of the slate, right after laying and i presume fertilization. The eggs that are...

Albino Hemibagrus nemerus Aka false asain red tail cat Owned by myself Got em @ 2" now at 6"+ (5 months later) (From what i gather through a bit of research: this sp is very commonly mislabeled as the asain red tail catfish h. Wykioides. Apparently they farm the crap out of this sp, in its...

Btw go with TangledUpInCichlids. Absolute monster selection and the best kind of people around. Just my 2cents.

Absolutley AWFUL exp with aqua imports, in boulder, co. Im a Denver resident and beleive me when i tell you, even though boulder is less than 30 mins away, none of my friends or the community in general, do biz with them. I personally have been taken advantage of by one of rhe owners. Was...

Geophagus Sveni Rio Parana

Thanks for the suggestion, i have a gameplan for next spawn. Im going to let them work it out in the hopes they become good parents. They seem to be, up to a point then somthing goes wrong. Well see what happens this next time. Plan kn putting the pair in a 125g with 4 other sveni and a few...

Interesting. I have this pair in a 20gal for breeding. I have introduced a different male (i have 3, with one being of this pair) on numerous occasions. To give the female "choices" and to ensure she would spawn with one of the 2. They have always spawned and have always remained tightly...

You referenced my post from an earlier spawn ha. Seems like im the only one breeding this sp right now, i cant connect with anyone who has direct experience with breeding this specific geo sp. Keeping my fingers crossed next time i get it right. Im going to remive the egg slate to a breeder...

The pair that is currently spawning is the only pair that has emergered from a group of 6. This pair has always had a very se ure bond and i waited many months before pulling them and segregating them in a 20gal for spawning. Ill continue to try to get a successful spawn out of them, as the...

So this is the 3rd time my pair has spawned. First time the male carried the newly hatched eggs/fry for aboit a week and apparently swallowed them. 2nd spawn the parents didnt pay attention.to the clutch and fungus took over. Now im on spawn 3, thought 3rd time was the charm. Apparently not...

Do you think it would be wise to add an airstone close to the spawn site to assist in water movement/oxygenation? Im worried aboit fungal growth, but water movement is pretty sufficient for the time being. But will be greatly.reduced when i pull the hob filter and go with just the foam filter...

Thank you so very much for an informative response. Loaded with good stuff. I have the pair in their own 20gal long, in which they have resided since pairing off about 2.5 months ago. The male seems to be ontop of parental duties at the moment (12 hrs or so after laying) and mom has been...

Hey all, Finally got a pair of my 6x sveni to spawn for the first time. Not only are the fish new to the spawning game, i have never spawned geophagus sp so id like some input on wether or not i should use a tumbler for half the eggs. Pics attached, eggs and tumbler that i plan to use, If...

Thanks to you both for replying. I have some good news, after only 5 days in the "honeymoon/spawn tank" we have an offical pair out of the 6! Ive outfitted the tank with 2 peices of slate and will keep tabs on their progress. Very happy and will start a new thread to chronicle my experience...

Thank you for your reply, i figured that would be the jist of it. Same as many other geophagus sp. breeding behavior. As to the tank, the 54corner is being used strictly as a "honeymoon tank". As soon as i spot a pair i will remove the other 4 and return them to their original home in one of my...

Hey all, My 6x group of g. Svenis are growing quite well and are at about 4-4.5" now. I have moved the group to a 54gal corner tank with the hope that, as they mature, ill start to see some pairing. Being that this is my first time trying my hand in breeding geophagus sp. Can anyone give me...

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Haha I was wrongly informed, and probably shouldn't have presumed anything, but hey ya live and learn. Thanks for the pass, I'll figure it out eventually I'm sure. And no replys over at PCF but I'll be sure to update the photos there as well. Thanks again!

@local hero your definatly very close, just not right on yet. The color is the biggest difference, completely black except the tips of the lower fins and tail fin. Still no word back from the supplier with a Latin name, that's why I'm trying to figure this out. Thanks again for the help...