Cichlids with strongest pair bond?

[fishluvr12]

I have good luck with Midas not needing a divivider when bonded. It's a little diferen't with my festae though. They have been togather going on 3 yrs and have a strong bond but if the male wants to breed before the female then all bets are off and i have to put the divider up till she is ready.

 

[steelshade]

Firemouths are supposed to have very strong bonds but for some reason my male/female pair hated each other. Never could figure that out.

 

[dookie]

yeah discus. I don't think I ever lost a discus due to aggression from it's own mate lol.

 

[js302]

my female oscar follows her mate EVERYWHERE!
she'll almost panic if she loses sight of him eg after feeding.
funny thing is he barely notices her...

 

[KCinSoCal]

My freddies are a good example of that,don't need a divider,always together,male never harms the female and team up against tankmates all the time.

I have always read that jags are the strong bonded Parachromis, not Freddies. But then again I haven't read much about Freddies so....

australoheros red ceibal. i have heard others say the opposite but my pair was very peaceful with one another and were great parents.

Those are great fish and I always have read they are real rough on eachother. I wouldn't mind trying these someday if I knew they wouldn't shred eachother.

Agreed with jd's, never bred cons though. Of the fish I've bred JD's bonded the closest it seemed (a couple different pairs), my angelfish pair were actually very good parents but that seems to be unusual, and my gold severum pair were generally enemies when not actually doing the deed.

I had a lone sev and then later tried to add a 2nd in a 75, she was having none of that. So I guess this really doesn't speak to how they are together if they bond, I never tried them as juvies and let them pair up naturally.

I have good luck with Midas not needing a divivider when bonded. It's a little diferen't with my festae though. They have been togather going on 3 yrs and have a strong bond but if the male wants to breed before the female then all bets are off and i have to put the divider up till she is ready.

Not surprising with the Festae, that seems normal with them. The Midas being a strong pair, is that normal or do you think you got lucky?

 

[flowerpower]

A lot depends on how much stress they're under while spawning. That said, I think midas form strong bonds and are very capable of keeping their tankmates in check.
BTW, my Jag beat and blinded his mate after a successful spawn. He's a great parent just very hard on the females he's spawning with.

 

[JTRG05]

I've heard Firemouths have a very close bond IF you can get them to breed, I've never managed to get a pair, suppose the reason they get along so well is that they only get along if they are perfect for each other. Cons always seemed to have a close bond IMO.

 

[Davey_8313]

I see a couple of people saying midas and that's weird. I wish mine were like that b/c I loved mine, but the male beat the crap out of the female after the eggs got laid. He wiped out the whole tank. My dovii have probably had the strongest bond out of any of my pairs I've had.

 

[danny2875]

My Jags and Dovii

 

[cchhcc]

My Jags and Dovii

I agree. Parachromis are great together once they "decide" they're a pair.

Amphilophus are some of the worst! I'd never have them isolated in a breeding tank without dividers, etc.

Still, dividers are always a good idea. Lots of examples of perfectly harmonious pairs "offing" one another after years together. It happens less in community situations though.