MY FIREMOUTHS!!!
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2 of teh 5 have there tubes out all teh time. and gang up on the other onces in a while and they hang out with eeachother sometimes but there tube have never went back. so is that a sign of a pair?? will they breed with an O in the same tank my aunts jacks did and now have fre swimming jacks
A Jack spawning with an Oscar? BS.
Firemouths start at 4".
you could throw in a con to have a FM x Con mix.
Firemouths start at 4".
you could throw in a con to have a FM x Con mix.
convict_breeder;1248859; said:
I think they mean "Will they breed if there's an Oscar in the tank?" Not Will they breed with an oscar...I thought that at first too.
Anyways, I'm sure they're close to breeding soon!! ^^ G/L
I got a breeding pair of firemouths together with 4 baby oscars, 2 pictus cats and 2 angels. No problem at all. ( yeah I know I have do regular water changes! So please dont post about that )
)Got one FM with some others, and when she was cruising around with her parts hanging out and digging craters in the gravel I got her a friend at the LFS. Both were about 3" and within a week they were nipping at my hand when I was replanting next to the driftwood.....which I discovered was completely covered on one side with eggs.
That was back in April. I've taken 2 batches to a LFS as they've gotten big enough and still have a whole disasterload of the buggers cruising around!
Patience...but if that doesn't work you can have one/some of mine!
Good luck! And watch the parents....my mama chased papa around and picked him to death. Very sad indeed...No, I wasn't prepared with a proper breeding setup to be able to separate parents from fry.
That was back in April. I've taken 2 batches to a LFS as they've gotten big enough and still have a whole disasterload of the buggers cruising around!
Patience...but if that doesn't work you can have one/some of mine!
Good luck! And watch the parents....my mama chased papa around and picked him to death. Very sad indeed...No, I wasn't prepared with a proper breeding setup to be able to separate parents from fry.
DonkeyFish;1265382; said:
NOTE: This is not to say I don't appreciate these guys! They're cool and all...I just had gone with the FM and Parrots and other "kids" because I spent the last 7 years of generations upon generations of Convicts--and only Cons! I was looking for a change....and wound up with another tank full of SAC family! Ugh!
I swear all the fish I get are like rabbits....Parrots tried to breed too not long after I got them too! Were in my tiny tank at the time and none of the eggs survived. Maybe it's the water....hmmm....ebay?