Copadichromis Borleyi

[Frostyone]

Beautiful fish!

 

[kookiejar2]

Rockwork or no rockwork..... the africans look awesome!!

 

[mike dunagan]

congrats! leave babies in

 

[JONP]

Great looking tank...

 

[BigJ]

I would take the babies out with in a few days

 

[paulW]

I missed this thread when if first popped up. I have kept these fish several times. Even the tank bred ones are very skittish when they are first placed in the tank.
Mine typically hid for the first few days and then gradually became more comfortable.

They are even more shy in a lowly populated tank. For example, I just bought one a few weeks ago and he hid under a rock the entire time in the isolation tank. When placed in the community tank, he initially hid, but after seeing all the activity in the open water, he got braver.

I'm not saying you have to add more fish. I think you just have to accept that with just a few Red Fins in the tank all alone, they will tend to be shyer. If you want to bring them out more, perhaps add a peacock or a more outgoing hap?

I have also seen this happen with other Copad species (extreme shyness, particularly in a species tank holding 2-4 of them)..

 

[TheFanatic]

First, if they are breeding they are just fine. They don't breed in crappy conditions. Don't change a thing and leave the babies in there...Trust me on this. Trying to remove the fem or the babies will require that you wreck that tank. I mean strip it clean. Otherwise you will just be cussing and holding a wet, empty net in your hand....

 

[Andri Pogo]

I missed this thread when if first popped up. I have kept these fish several times. Even the tank bred ones are very skittish when they are first placed in the tank.
Mine typically hid for the first few days and then gradually became more comfortable.

They are even more shy in a lowly populated tank. For example, I just bought one a few weeks ago and he hid under a rock the entire time in the isolation tank. When placed in the community tank, he initially hid, but after seeing all the activity in the open water, he got braver.

I'm not saying you have to add more fish. I think you just have to accept that with just a few Red Fins in the tank all alone, they will tend to be shyer. If you want to bring them out more, perhaps add a peacock or a more outgoing hap?

I have also seen this happen with other Copad species (extreme shyness, particularly in a species tank holding 2-4 of them)..

yeah what you said actually is very right, my gf bought 5x 2-3" Frontosas yesterday and since then the Borleyi are much more out

 

[Andri Pogo]

First, if they are breeding they are just fine. They don't breed in crappy conditions. Don't change a thing and leave the babies in there...Trust me on this. Trying to remove the fem or the babies will require that you wreck that tank. I mean strip it clean. Otherwise you will just be cussing and holding a wet, empty net in your hand....

allright, will keep the fry in then

 

[tydus]

Your borleyi is awesome man. His fin trailers are so long, I say give me their fry. But honestly, one of the best borleyis I have ever seen. Congrats.