thanks,keep up the water changes,some people say to drop the temp. of the water used to refill.maybe post pics of both of them here,for M/F id
Chocolate Cichlids
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Females are stockier/shorter bodied. They also tend to have a rounder tail, where males will often have a more bifurcate one. What you describe sounds like pairing behavior to me. They can take a while before they actually spawn. Mine are similar size to yours right now and they have been doing the dance for a couple months but no eggs. It's just a matter of time most likely though.
Yes I have been doing that with my water changes as well. Thanks for your response. I will try to get a pic of them together tonight.
I actually had a true parrot with these guys. They were okay together but the parrot chased the chocolates around and quickly became too dominant. Chocolates couldn't be comfortable so I had to rehome the psitticus.Nice looking pair, I wonder can Chocolate cichlids co-exist with True parrot cichlids?
I have 15 Chocolates in a 265 and 220, one pair breeds between once and twice a month. I also have to big True Parrots in with them along with many small plecos. I'm in the process of moving around the Chocolates in two separate 220s so I can split up both the Longfin and Albino Arowana. Sunday I'm picking up 6 Cutteri to add to the Chocolates tanks. Just looking for easy to keep fish. I don't do anything special to get them to breed, they have a piece of slate that they hang out on even when not breeding, that's their spot. They don't fight or shake, etc. They must be a very good pair.
Wow!! They look good, The True Parrots look good also, too bad that can't live together, you must enjoy watching them
