cross-breeding?
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vdawgs22;2124157; said:
yes they will cross breed out very easy. try to have the same species in there for them to breed with their own kind. they say to have 1 male per ever 3-4 females in mbuna tanks.
vdawgs22;2124186; said:
twitching? yes this can be a sign of possible breeding about to happen. or it can be a sign of dominance.
vdawgs22;2124186; said:
If by flashing you mean the fish is scratching itself on ornaments or even the bottom, it could be caused by a few things.
1) Nitrates are too high
2) Keep an eye out for ich.
3) They could be just itchy.
my cichlids, especially my established breeding pair of jewel's mature constantly swim along and smack the gravel in a whip like motion. as ive seen it seems to induce breeding a lil faster as she usually pops the old egg laying pip out soon after, but she hasnt layed yet. i think due to lack of a flat rock or surface or though i do have a plate in there now!
vdawgs22;2124677; said:
Males are striped with six to seven black stripes, And have 3-4 egg spots on the anal fin. Female are not striped, and are usually lighter in color than males [mbuna].
thats not necessarily true!!!fillyfolly;2128452; said:
this info is entirely off key. there are many different species of mbuna out there.
also i have seen plenty of females with egg spots.