Australoheros Red Ceibal pair up

[tiger15]

My Red Ceibal are still small, under 3 inch, already pairing up and cleaning a site for spawning soon. Hope to get some fry out of them and start a colony with my Cryptoheros species which share similar look, size and behavior.

 

[duanes]

Looks like pre-spawning colors to me, when mine spawned the female was at most 2", and the male only slightly larger.


The fry seems to thrive on algae, had a pair spawn in an algae filled tank, outside in direct sunlight, never had to add food.

 

[tiger15]

I say under 3 inch. On a closer look, the female is barely 2 inch, and the male may be 2.5 inch.


[video=youtube;hIuViCR4GkU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hIuViCR4GkU[/video]

 

[marquesas14]

I absolutely love these fish. My search trying to find some have been fruitless. Are you still breeding these?

 

[tiger15]

This thread is 2.5 year old. I no longer have them, after failure to get any surviving fry from the pair. Red Ceibal is subtropical fish. I guess tropical temp in my tank all year long Compromised their hardiness.