emperor sic-lid

[cichlaguapote]

Growth: Super fast, high high metabolism..

Pretty docile when younger but the the one I had at a larger size had a mean streek, esp over territory.

 

[kgee]

pharaoh you are wrong , they are a bi parental substrate spawner.

 

[NotoriousSway]

pharaoh you are wrong , they are a bi parental substrate spawner.

yep,

"Both parents guard their wrigglers for five days, when they become free swimming."

 

[addicted2cichlids]

pharaoh you are wrong , they are a bi parental substrate spawner.

ur right! i got two right now in my 210. ones 6" and the other one is 4". of course i wouldnt house them for life in the 210!

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

wouldn't house with pbass, emperors are too aggressive

 

[ikevi]

So if you have a lake... you can get them to stay alive and breed. I think Jack Spencer or someone was able to breed them in a Florida pond...

Also these are amazing fish... But if you do breed them you parents are likely to die. IE in the wild they basically will not eat at all once they start spawning, and they will continue protecting there young till they die. (People have seen them protecting "fry" that were over a foot long. When the fish were disected almost all there internal organs were absorbed. IE there was digestive track left all all.)

I think it takes only 2-3 years for them to reach breeding size though I could be wrong on the timing. I know it is relatively short. Though I assume they can live a long time if they don't breed.

 

[fishbee]

So if you have a lake... you can get them to stay alive and breed. I think Jack Spencer or someone was able to breed them in a Florida pond...

Also these are amazing fish... But if you do breed them you parents are likely to die. IE in the wild they basically will not eat at all once they start spawning, and they will continue protecting there young till they die. (People have seen them protecting "fry" that were over a foot long. When the fish were disected almost all there internal organs were absorbed. IE there was digestive track left all all.)

I think it takes only 2-3 years for them to reach breeding size though I could be wrong on the timing. I know it is relatively short. Though I assume they can live a long time if they don't breed.

what if you take their frys out?
do they have to be massive for them to start breeding like peacock bass or will they breed small like dovii and jags?

 

[ikevi]

Not much is know about there breeding (IE if a loss of all there fry early will cause them to try again). But I always see them massive. But again remember they grow very fast if in the right conditions.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

They are a fish bets left alone. Dont keep em unless you have anything less than a 450, my boss had one at 27" seen pix it was freakin HUGE.

 

[addicted2cichlids]

there has been successful spawns in a 210 but a larger tank would be ideal!