hi i have a standard 4ft tank
the tankmates include 2 silver dollars, 2 sailfin/goldnugget plecos, a frontosa, 3 peacocks, 2 julies, a yellow chromi(baby) and a striped blue cichlid of some sort.
i also have an established breeding pair of jewel cichlids which ive had for about a month now i think and from what i was told they were a great breeding pair. ive had no spawning from what i could see so fare.
decorations only include a giant hollow bell which the male lives in and a hollow ornamental log which the female sometimes gets into, but the male can. i was just wondering if the bond had somehow been broken or shes just not spawning because i havent provided a desirable breeding place?
the first day i had them in the tank i noticed they had a mouth fight which was getting pretty aggressive so i broke it up with the fish net because it looked like some damage was gona happen if i didnt.
the female has flared up bright red a couple of times whilst swimming with the male but i havent noted this lately as she mostly sticks to the dull pink colouration.
they continue to swim with each other and they continually brush their bodies against one and other but as for spawning i havent seen anyting of the likes yet.
could anyone please shed some light on the matter?
the tankmates include 2 silver dollars, 2 sailfin/goldnugget plecos, a frontosa, 3 peacocks, 2 julies, a yellow chromi(baby) and a striped blue cichlid of some sort.
i also have an established breeding pair of jewel cichlids which ive had for about a month now i think and from what i was told they were a great breeding pair. ive had no spawning from what i could see so fare.
decorations only include a giant hollow bell which the male lives in and a hollow ornamental log which the female sometimes gets into, but the male can. i was just wondering if the bond had somehow been broken or shes just not spawning because i havent provided a desirable breeding place?
the first day i had them in the tank i noticed they had a mouth fight which was getting pretty aggressive so i broke it up with the fish net because it looked like some damage was gona happen if i didnt.
the female has flared up bright red a couple of times whilst swimming with the male but i havent noted this lately as she mostly sticks to the dull pink colouration.
they continue to swim with each other and they continually brush their bodies against one and other but as for spawning i havent seen anyting of the likes yet.
could anyone please shed some light on the matter?
what were yours in to begin with? did you move them from a community tank to their own? where there any changes in the tank from the old one?