So I thought my jacks paired, but it seems that every site says they liplock and fight when mating. I introduced my killer 8" male jack to a tank with a 4.5" female. She follows him everywhere and he lets her and they even share a cave, he is aggressive to all fish but her. I notices sometimes she looks like shes cleaning the cave top (which is flat), but I have not seen any eggs. Was I wrong and the fact that they seem to like eachother mean that they are not a pair?
I'm confused
- Thread starter eatingleg4peanut
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I Have a pair that I saw liplock once around 4 months ago but have never shown any "mating rituals" since then. Well other than laying eggs every few weeks.
Pump them both full of food for a week, do lots of water changes and slowly lower the temp to around 78 if your tank is warmer than that.
Bully Fish;4622719; said:
Ok, been doing this for the past month now, still no mating. They seem closer than ever (see avatar), they are ALWAYS together, but no mating. I would love these to to produce some offspring, any other suggestions?
eatingleg4peanut;4701739; said:
Err, light some candles to set the mood? LOL besides pumping them full of hormones yourself, there's not much you can do but leave it alone and let nature take its course.
You definitely need to simulate a stable season for most fish to spawn. This is something taken for granted but not often mentioned. I usually set my light timers for 8 - 12 hours of light per day. It's also important that light/dark cycles happen the exact same way every day. Just turning on your light when you wake up and turning it off at an exact time is okay, but the timer makes sure it's exact no matter what happens.
Every species has its own set of triggers. Find out when your species breeds in the wild and emulate those circumstances. Whether it's a temperature spike or drop, a raising or lowering of water conductivity, or a shift in pH, there's usually something that gets them in the mood.
Have you tried covering the tank so they feel secluded and safe? My angelfish did their best work when I was away or blocked from view.
And earthworms by the fistful. That helps, too.
You could also separate them and reintroduce them after some conditioning.
Best of luck!
Every species has its own set of triggers. Find out when your species breeds in the wild and emulate those circumstances. Whether it's a temperature spike or drop, a raising or lowering of water conductivity, or a shift in pH, there's usually something that gets them in the mood.
Have you tried covering the tank so they feel secluded and safe? My angelfish did their best work when I was away or blocked from view.
And earthworms by the fistful. That helps, too.
You could also separate them and reintroduce them after some conditioning.
Best of luck!
I don't leave their tanks light on during the day, they get natural daylight from the window from dawn to dusk, I usually only turn their light on for about 1hr when I feed them in the evening. I'm away for 10+hrs per day, so there is plenty of time when I'm not their to make them nervous. Are there any coloring shifts that they show when they spawn that I should be on the lookout for?