Has anyone heard of Temensis breeding in captivity? I have three big tems, biggest is pushing 30" or so. Recently they have been acting strange. My big one has picked out a spot in a corner and seems to be guarding it but there is no nest or bed. It is also some what pushing the other bass away from the area. I have kept every type of cichla that you can get in captivity and have successfully bred multiple species but have never seen this behavior before. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Temensis breeding in captivity?
- Thread starter rlane
- Start date
Tems has been bred in captivity before. Only in Asia. If you can breed tems, then let me be the first to buy 5 from you.
Haven't bred my intermedia yet, the ones I have are 6-7" now so they have a ways to go.
From my experience, breeding some types of cichla, monos, Xingu, azul and kelberi, getting them to spawn isn't the tough part, it's raising the fry and having enough baby brine shrimp to keep them fed which is tough, at least for me anyhow.
Right now in my show tank my monos are spawning every 4 weeks but with so much going on I can't raise them.
From my experience, breeding some types of cichla, monos, Xingu, azul and kelberi, getting them to spawn isn't the tough part, it's raising the fry and having enough baby brine shrimp to keep them fed which is tough, at least for me anyhow.
Right now in my show tank my monos are spawning every 4 weeks but with so much going on I can't raise them.
Though they are not the easiest it can be done. Spacious tank and perfect environment is a head start in the right direction
i can't agree more, raising the fry with high causality rates is the main difficulty i face with my azul breeding pairs. baby feed gets expansive aswell when there are just too many spawns to feed, not really cost/time effective imo to raise them all. after all these guys have such a huge appetite that there is just a limit to how many bass a hobbyist can keep before going broke..