Con breeding

[MHcblues119]

i have been trying to breed cons for about 5 months and still no luck!!!!!!!!

I just got a new female today at my lfs and have some questions

The female is about 3 inches and the male is about 2 inches(is this okay)
i have a flowerpot in the tank and a piece of dw and a couple rocks

i would like to know all that you guys know so i can get it rightand give my oscar some food(lol)

thankyou

pics of the 2 cons:by the way i know quality sucks!!

 

[sharkaddict]

Actually I prefer that my female is larger than my male. When it comes time to breed, the male will usually beat up the female. Since I have a larger female, the male doesnt really do too much damage to the female.

 

[Mystix212]

Yup. The bigger the female, the bigger. But then again, some 1.5" male cons may feel intimidated by a 5" female Lol.
But your sizes are great. Considering males will grow faster due to the females constantly producing eggs thus stunting her growth, this is a good idea.
Make sure temp is 78-82F, pH whatever (6.6-7.6 best), whatever hardness, no salt, etc, they are NOT picky.

 

[MHcblues119]

the femal is only 3 inches

 

[RdLover]

really lol i breed.. cons.. on the very first day i picked up the pair... haha yeah.. wierd.. dont ask lol

 

[freshyfishy]

I think mine breed in the bag on the way home from the lfs

 

[Liam]

Yup. The bigger the female, the bigger.

lol, typo.

Live food might encourage them to breed. My friends ones didn't breed so he put a towel over the tank for a week and there were fry EVERYWHERE!!!!! They spawned every 4 days.