jewel cichlids
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You'd probably get a better response if you moved this over to the African Riverine forum.
But, jewels are easy. Clean water with adequate filtration and a mature pair, and you're pretty much good to go. Give them something to spawn on...a rock, clay pot, whatever.
Here's the female from one of my pairs with a brand new batch of babies. I moved these guys out to their own 20 gal, and they spawned the next day. I've got a few hundred jewel fry growing out now. God help me...
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But, jewels are easy. Clean water with adequate filtration and a mature pair, and you're pretty much good to go. Give them something to spawn on...a rock, clay pot, whatever.
Here's the female from one of my pairs with a brand new batch of babies. I moved these guys out to their own 20 gal, and they spawned the next day. I've got a few hundred jewel fry growing out now. God help me...
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Titania;1964688; said:You'd probably get a better response if you moved this over to the African Riverine forum.
But, jewels are easy. Clean water with adequate filtration and a mature pair, and you're pretty much good to go. Give them something to spawn on...a rock, clay pot, whatever.
Here's the female from one of my pairs with a brand new batch of babies. I moved these guys out to their own 20 gal, and they spawned the next day. I've got a few hundred jewel fry growing out now. God help me...
you made me laugh at that ... like the little old women in the shoe.... so many jewels you don't know what to do
She is a beautiful female....i actually never saw a female so red in color... is she a certain species..these babies must grow up to be gorgeous..Once you get a breeding pair, you'll know it! They'll turn into energizer bunnies, just keep going and going and going!
Good luck!
Good luck!
Red Devil;1964734; said:you made me laugh at that ... like the little old women in the shoe.... so many jewels you don't know what to do
I got them on Aquabid. They were sold as "Red Forest Jewels". The Red Forests are either H. Lifalili or H. cristatus. I believe mine are Lifalili, as they don't have the mid-body spot.
They are gorgeous...this isn't even my best female. This is the female in my first photo's mom:
And dad:
Sorry the photos are so lousy.
This pair is watching over a much larger brood...they've had a little practice now. 
I think the old woman in the shoe is very apt! 
seems that red jewels come under the heading of 2 fish, add water and you have babies..
at least that's what it seems like here.. we're growing out our 3rd spawn. we've probably left 6 or 8 spawns in the tank to be eaten by tank mates because we just didn't have any place to put them. In fact, i've got a brand new spawn out there with no place to go..
at least that's what it seems like here.. we're growing out our 3rd spawn. we've probably left 6 or 8 spawns in the tank to be eaten by tank mates because we just didn't have any place to put them. In fact, i've got a brand new spawn out there with no place to go..
Titania;1965113; said:I got them on Aquabid. They were sold as "Red Forest Jewels". The Red Forests are either H. Lifalili or H. cristatus. I believe mine are Lifalili, as they don't have the mid-body spot.
They are gorgeous...this isn't even my best female. This is the female in my first photo's mom:
And dad:
Sorry the photos are so lousy.
gorgeous..if i ever get more that will be the type...thanks
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