Parachromis motaguensis Tiger motaguense

[Mandamota]

I'm a proud, and nervous, new tiger motaguense cichlid keeper. I have a well bonded breeding pair. Male 11" female 6"
Too many questions, so I'm asking for general advice, safety concerns, ant information. Thank you

 

[HumanBean]

Its a slippery slope. I have a mated pair of dovii. 12 and. 8 ". Male recently started showing sign of aggression towards its female. I am nervous too and will separate female if it continues

 

[Mandamota]

Its a slippery slope. I have a mated pair of dovii. 12 and. 8 ". Male recently started showing sign of aggression towards its female. I am nervous too and will separate female if it continues

 

[Mandamota]

They are so graceful then suddenly a light blow, or shove to the top. But Chica can hold her own!

 

[dan518]

give her a hiding spot that he cannot fit in such as pvc pipe. As long as he is not constantly going for her it should be alright just have a divider to hand . Also a trick i picked up a while ago is they can breed through a divider as long as the water currant is right.

 

[dan518]

lovely pair by the way

 

[DBLN8]

Nice looking pair! I would use a divider with a hole just big enough for her to fit thru. She can run and hide and they can breed thru the divider.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

As above,the incomplete divider with a hole just big enough for the female.
Lovely looking fish though.

 

[Mandamota]

Thank you guys. I'm watching them closely and letting them spawn 1 more time then I will separate. I didn't get them to breed them, I want them to interact with me like my Zonatus, Bruce, did. She needs a break. Plus, there are not many people with breeding pairs and I'm afraid someone will end up mating siblings and adding a lot of these tiger's with problems to the cichlid world.
My other thought is to look for another breeding pair from a far away source. That way if people do want more than one, there is less a chance of inbreeding.

 

[cich78]

Nice pair...I have dividers but instead since there is a size difference between my pair I use PVC with rocks positioned at the openings to leave only enough room for the female to enter....I put gravel over the PVC to camouflage it all...They dig it out but I pile it back on at water changes to give them something to do...Good luck with your pair Hope to see more of them...