haha i see how it is, you convince me the only way to breed is by starting over then you offer to take these guys off my hands lol.... ill see if i can get some pics up. Do you have any festae you could trade?
festae breeding question
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sbrady5pts;1957799; said:I have had this pair of festae for about 3 years, and they consistently show signs of spawning but never actually produce.I recently removed all of my other fish and now they are alone in a 125 male is about 12inches female is about 10. Now they do not show any interest in one another at ALL!! water is perfect 2-3 times per week water changes, temp is now 79 ph neutral, but i have tried everything to much hotter water to slowly warming up cool water. i have tried ph adjustments. And i still have no luck. Is it possible this pair just does not like each other???
Try doing weekly water changes.
Up the temperature to 82 and feed frozen/live foods like shrimp,krill, brineshrimp, blood worm etc.
Also have a divider handy, there are many stores of males killing the females or vice versa.
davidefc;1958338; said:
I agree. You need to get them in the mood. Play some Barry White.
Live foods and lots of water changes work wonders. Try feeding a lot of earthworms and crawdads along with what is listed above. Boost the temp up to 82-84 degrees and then do a water change that drops it to 76-78, which helps mimic the onset of the rainy (breeding) season.
