King Lai x vieja synspilum. Any thoughts?

[JediScum.]

I had this female King Lai or so i though until she/he tried to breed with my KKP who was definitely a female. So I'v been trying to introduce Him to my Veja Sys, however she is way to shy. Anybody know what the odds are of a likely match?

 

[loureyes]

It will take alot of patience Synspilums are too shy imo I have a male and a female and they wont breed with each other or anything else for that matter my male is the biggest fish n a 225 gallon with a female rosequeen and misc growouts and he isn't even show interest in breeding. My female will act interested when divided and as soon as she is with a male she acts terrified even though there is no aggression twards her. Byfar the most skittish CA cichlid imo. I have been searching the web for different methods to spawn them and have tried most with no result

 

[Camphilophus]

Synspilum is used to make kamfa. It can and has been done hundreds of times. Keep trying it sounds like a good mix. I would rather breed to a synspilum than a parrot any day. Just imagine how genetically stronger the fry will be.

Are you sure the king lai is a male? Females go lesbian for each other all the time. With flowerhorns females should be 2/3-1/2 the size of the male. Post some pics.

 

[BIG_ONE]

Pairing up with something like that may take you through multiple males. Expect to have a lot of Vieja looking fish with a variety of pearls and pearless fish. The kok gene will either be a hit or miss...