Superking Godmani's

[NorCaliCichlids]

Biggest I've seen. I keep C. Micropthalmus, the 2 get mixed up some times.

 

[peathenster]

Thank you eveyone for the great encouragement.

sweet tank! love the setup.

 

[P.Shipley@tesco.net]

Lovely fish! They look stunning!

 

[jeffries]

Wow! What awesome looking fish and I love the aquascape of your tank!

Welcome to the forums.

 

[a/m]

If you have any useful info or tips on keeping/breeding these great fish, please let me know.

We love our godmani too. Watch closely when she turns black or dark gray below her mouth. I suggest you have a divider or another tank available as she will try to kill the male at breeding time. They love cool fast moving water, they like to play in the output of my Mag drive 7.
Good quality food and clean water. Very easy to keep. Easily my favorite fish ever.

 

[bensiggins]

We love our godmani too. Watch closely when she turns black or dark gray below her mouth. I suggest you have a divider or another tank available as she will try to kill the male at breeding time. They love cool fast moving water, they like to play in the output of my Mag drive 7.
Good quality food and clean water. Very easy to keep. Easily my favorite fish ever.

What a fantastic looking female you have there, really impressive. At the moment I have a hiding place for the female as she seemed to need to hide more as it was the male that seemed more aggressive. At what stage do you think I should move the male to my community tank (Staright after laying the eggs, or after they hatch?) Also they both have their tubes showing, but only a small bit, also, he is constantly cleaning the rock I put in there for them. How long do you think it will be before they lay their eggs?

Thanks for sharing your picture she looks amazing, I think they are great too!!!

 

[robmcd]

Very nice fish!!

 

[a/m]

What a fantastic looking female you have there, really impressive. At the moment I have a hiding place for the female as she seemed to need to hide more as it was the male that seemed more aggressive. At what stage do you think I should move the male to my community tank (Staright after laying the eggs, or after they hatch?) Also they both have their tubes showing, but only a small bit, also, he is constantly cleaning the rock I put in there for them. How long do you think it will be before they lay their eggs?

Thanks for sharing your picture she looks amazing, I think they are great too!!!

This is great news, i never did get a chance to breed mine. She killed the males before i understood what was happening. Once she turned dark under her mouth, it was over in just a day, maybe two. Take notes on what happens with your's.. i don't think many people were able to breed Chuco's.

It's a hard call when or if you should move him. I would just keep an eye on them both. Maybe it's just my female that turned out nasty. She kept nailing the males in the side until they died. When they're about to die their color fades.

Here is a pic of her just after killing the males.
Notices she losses color and her belly turns dark gray.
And yes that is the exact same female as the other pic.

Hey robmcd, how you doing?
You still have your Chuco's ?

 

[dogofwar]

How long have you had your pair?

 

[bensiggins]

Thanks for all the useful advice, I will keep a close eye on both of them. I will keep you updated on the progress.