All,
I have a pair of Jacks in my 55 with a few other cichlids. The male is courting the female and making a place for a possible egg-lay underneath a clay pot and I aided in this during a water change, I moved the gravel down to the glass. The male is still moving gravel and they both chase off others around it. But my question is, one minute they do that, and another minute they do not. Also, it doesn't look like the female is with eggs and no vents are showing. What must I do to promote this to a successful breeding? Do I need to separate them from the rest of the cichlids in there or do I just raise up the temperature a notch and see what happens? Any advice I can get would be fabulous, especially from fellow MFKer's who have had success in breeding Jacks! I appreciate it!
I have a pair of Jacks in my 55 with a few other cichlids. The male is courting the female and making a place for a possible egg-lay underneath a clay pot and I aided in this during a water change, I moved the gravel down to the glass. The male is still moving gravel and they both chase off others around it. But my question is, one minute they do that, and another minute they do not. Also, it doesn't look like the female is with eggs and no vents are showing. What must I do to promote this to a successful breeding? Do I need to separate them from the rest of the cichlids in there or do I just raise up the temperature a notch and see what happens? Any advice I can get would be fabulous, especially from fellow MFKer's who have had success in breeding Jacks! I appreciate it!
