i love them so much ... i know they are Malawi 's and mouthbreeders like all african's
but just wanted to know direct tips from a breeder here how to breed them successfully
Melanochromis auratus
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i love them so much ... i know they are Malawi 's and mouthbreeders like all african's
but just wanted to know direct tips from a breeder here how to breed them successfully
You will need dithers.
They have a bad rep for being aggressive.
They need Hard Alkaline Water.
Condition them.
Get them to pair up (hard, given that you have to have lots of them for a pair to establish)
They should be having a setup dedicated for their breeding.
Good water quality and heavy filtration
Filtration must all go off when fry become free swimming. Use sponge filters.
Lots of waterchanges.
Live food, algae for Auratus grazing, veggie wafers.
Infusoria/whiteworm/vinegar eel/BBS cu;ture.
They have a bad rep for being aggressive.
They need Hard Alkaline Water.
Condition them.
Get them to pair up (hard, given that you have to have lots of them for a pair to establish)
They should be having a setup dedicated for their breeding.
Good water quality and heavy filtration
Filtration must all go off when fry become free swimming. Use sponge filters.
Lots of waterchanges.
Live food, algae for Auratus grazing, veggie wafers.
Infusoria/whiteworm/vinegar eel/BBS cu;ture.
The male actually changes colors, turns indigo blue/black with off white stripe going across, and off white top. So basically an inverse of the original coloration that the female keeps. Do not keep more than two of these species in a tank unless you are sure that you have at least 4 females per male... the male is very aggressive and territorial in comparison to other african mbuna cichlids. my male showed his mature colors about 2 months ago, and this weekend the male and female were doing the breeding dance, and the female appears to be holding eggs. The Male is chasing every other cichlid that gets close to his female, fish twice his size.
i breed auratus in a colony of 150 fish. i put in a lot of pvc pipes of about 18 inch lengths. water temp is 85. i flush the fry from their mouths and never take green eggs. i do take sac fry and i check them all every other week. i' m sure that the same could be done on a smaller scale in a 40 breeder tank.