MY FIREMOUTHS!!!

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i think 3in is thew magic number... but im not sure.
 
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
 
good luck with breading them
it sound like there just about ready
 
convict_breeder;1248859; said:
will they breed with an O in the same tank my aunts jacks did and now have fre swimming jacks

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. :(
 
DonkeyFish;1265382; said:
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!

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?
 
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