Easiest Breeding Cichlid???
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That is just crazysandtiger said:
I have seen them trying to breed in 5 gallon buckets that were unheated.Convicts are probably the easiest and maybe the most prolific but I have brichardi and there are probably the one of the easiest because you dont have to move them and they will continute breeding even with the slightly older babies still in the tank, and the older babies actually look out for the smaller ones as well its kinda cool... But sexing these guys can be difficult theres not really a sure way of sexual distinction, but you maybe able to vent them... Although I dont know because they are small so you might not be able too...
How fast do they grow??? what is a good male to female ratio???? I am trying to find good feeders to breed but i have bad luck with livebearing fish
Another vote for convicts,they breed like crazy.not sure if id use them for feeders,with that stiff dorsal fin,you run the risk of a fish choking on one,imho.
Nate_N_Nicole said:
I have a pair of N. brichardi...well, I had. Broken heater cooked them. They only bred twice and both times produced only one fish...weird. I still have the little ones and just bought a male, I think I will be getting a pair as soon as one of the fry gets breeding size. He has not killed them yet so thats a good sign. My old male killed 4 females till he found the right one. I notice males have longer dorsal and anal fin trailings...much longer. Hard to see at the LFS but after you have em a while they grow really long. They also are larger in my experiance.
for me, i find jaguars... had a pair of 4" ones mate and spawn young in my comm tank on the 3rd day of them beign added,...
CONVICTS MAN!! Just buy 3 and put them in a small tank. I had them years ago and it only took 2 months for them to breed. They need a flat rock and sponge filter and I didn't have a heater in there. I also have yellow labs (L. Caeruleus) that breed in 2 months as well. But they only gave me 7 fry, the convicts gave me ~25 or so in the first clutch. good luck.
