Breeding Firemouth Cichlids

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*Alex*

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hey,, i got 2 of these guys a few days ago... There are around 3" and they are male and female... was wondering if they breed is there any chance fry might survive.. or survive till they are free swimming so i can transfer them to another tank. also iv heard they can be quite agressive when breeding.... wud my fish be ok... its a 800L tank so they have space
Here is pic
800LLTank.jpg

The stock
The Stock.,
2 bala sharks
4 torpedo barbs
5 Tiger Barbs
4 SAE's
3 cory's
Common pleco
Red tailed shark
4 clown loaches
Gold severum
2 African butterfly fish
2 ropefish
Bichir (Senegalus)
Fire Eel
2 Firemouth Cichlids
2 Black skirt Tetras
Candy striped pleco
L142 Pleco

Id say the Bichir, rope fish and fire Eel would try eat fry.. do u think they could defend them?
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt181/Irish2539/800LLTank.jpg
 
ahh its all good! yeah id say the one you described is a Female...!

hmm ok seems fry are safe enough until theit free swimming, Ill try remove em!
Hopefully they pair up,!
thanks For info Onion01
 
Good luck. Maybe before they pair you should see if you can put them in a 20g or 30g. In my experience these guys barely ever swim, so it should be large enough? Maybe...
 
bluehairman;3200946; said:
I too want to breed mine... But I don't know if I have a male or female. Mines 4 or 5" I would say. It doesn't have a streamlining dorsal fin, and there's no blue on the gill plate. Would you say it's a pretty good chance it's a female?

Sorry for hijacking your thread Alex.
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unfortunately with these guys, i've seen guys with girl characteristics and females that looked like males. They just aren't sexually dimorphic enough to sex just by looks.
 
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