farmsmitty;2874223; said:
You are so lucky what a good deal! r you planning to breed them and sell some fry?? wink wink I would love to get some females!!!
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You are so lucky what a good deal! r you planning to breed them and sell some fry?? wink wink I would love to get some females!!!
I always hope that my fish will breed, it's an exciting time. I had convicts that bred all the time, but as usual, the fry usually got eaten. But the last time all 80 lived, and I had such a hard time finding homes or stores for them, then my tank went ugly, it was a mess. I ended up losing my female, so I think I'll leave my male as a bachelor, he's much calmer now and the tank is much happier.
Does anyone know how old they are when they breed? These guys I posted are still very small....my male about 2" and my 1 female 2", other 1.5".
I have found that although the "flirthing" starts when the males are about 2.5, they usually dont breed until the male is at least 4 in and female about 3 or so. Thats how it's been w my fish anyways...
Well, then I think one of mine are brooding. Under the mouth of one of my females looks full and slightly coloured. Plus she's not opening her mouth. My new hap44 is a real stud!!!
