I recently acquired a group of eleven P. breidohri from an aquarist friend. They range in size from 4-6" and are presently in a 165G with a mix of other CAs. Here is a video of a pair guarding a spawn on a piece of slate about a foot away from a pair of Astatheros robertsoni 'Rio Jutiapa' tending to a batch of newly free swimming fry. It's interesting how the breeding dress of CA cichlids seems to be a bold patterning, rather than increased coloration. Its "color" for courting (attraction), pattern for defending (repulsion).
[video=youtube;lSMyUht4PEM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSMyUht4PEM&feature=g-upl[/video]
So after about 36 hours, I decided to pull the spawn. I set up a 10G tank with 1/4 fresh aged water and the rest from the tank in which the eggs were laid. I have a sponge filter in there and a heater set for ~80-82 F. Even though the eggs should be hatching in another day and a half, I added a little methylene blue for insurance against fungus. At this point the eggs look remarkably fertile for a young pair. The white that you can see within the egg mass is some silica sand that was transferred over with the slate. Here's hoping!
Here's the male in non-breeding dress.
[video=youtube;lSMyUht4PEM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSMyUht4PEM&feature=g-upl[/video]
So after about 36 hours, I decided to pull the spawn. I set up a 10G tank with 1/4 fresh aged water and the rest from the tank in which the eggs were laid. I have a sponge filter in there and a heater set for ~80-82 F. Even though the eggs should be hatching in another day and a half, I added a little methylene blue for insurance against fungus. At this point the eggs look remarkably fertile for a young pair. The white that you can see within the egg mass is some silica sand that was transferred over with the slate. Here's hoping!
Here's the male in non-breeding dress.
