has any one ever had luck with breeding them. i bought a dozen of them about two weeks ago for my cichlids, and there are four left and the cichlids dont even look at them anymore. well two of them have strated acting real strange. they always swim together, there never within five inched from each other, have they paired up. if so what should i except.
rosey reds?
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well I googled breeding rosy reads and read an article on them in about 5 minutes.
They lay eggs on rocks, pots, and sometimes heaters apparently. The male will fertilize up to a few females eggs and they will lay some and he will fertilize, lay some fertilize ad nauseum.
Keep more than one male to incite breeding or competition between them.
Raise temp to about 75 to excite, feed live food like blackworms, daphnia, and brine shrimp.
Will never happen in a tank full of cichlids.
They lay eggs on rocks, pots, and sometimes heaters apparently. The male will fertilize up to a few females eggs and they will lay some and he will fertilize, lay some fertilize ad nauseum.
Keep more than one male to incite breeding or competition between them.
Raise temp to about 75 to excite, feed live food like blackworms, daphnia, and brine shrimp.
Will never happen in a tank full of cichlids.
thanks for the info, but my jd's picked them off the other day. im thinking about breeding them in a smaller tank tho, so i dont have to buy feeders for my jd,s.
chicken_boy_Kurt;1453087; said:
Guppies will still kill their mates too only the males will kill the female from constant stress of trying to breed. Its a chance with every breeding fish. The convicts will just destroy everything though, fish, plants, your hands when trying to clean the aquarium.