Tips on breeding amphilophus Labiatus

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virgil2090 said:
what about a less expensive RD female? or a female convict? just thinking...maybe it would help bond them.have they bred before? some choices for sites can help-flat rocks,different pots,etc.
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Sadly my convicts are guarding right now no they havent yet yes the female is from rapps recent import and my 150 is a like nicuragua biotope plenty of flat rocks for her


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You have to realize man her whole world was flipped upside down and inside out when she was taken out of the lake. Imagine the sheer amount of stress she underwent from the whole ordeal. I honestly wouldn't expect a spawn so soon and your more than like going to have to be very patient with her getting ready to spawn. That is if she wants to. She needs to get settled and used to living in an aquarium before shes ready to breed IMO.
 
fishman09 said:
You have to realize man her whole world was flipped upside down and inside out when she was taken out of the lake. Imagine the sheer amount of stress she underwent from the whole ordeal. I honestly wouldn't expect a spawn so soon and your more than like going to have to be very patient with her getting ready to spawn. That is if she wants to. She needs to get settled and used to living in an aquarium before shes ready to breed IMO.
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Yeah her world was twisted in a way I don't like but I've always wanted a wild devil but before I moved them from their 55 into this tank her bars came in more and she dug a pit idk if she was getting ready in there but she's in a bigger and better home but I just put the moon setting on for my light and she seems a little more into it not much but the male is heavily more into it


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Thats what I thought. In my experience, your female will not apawn with your male, for the reason that she is larger than he is. Female Cichlids want a strong aggressive male to spawn with, not one that is smaller than. I have never had a female spawn with a male that was smaller. I would suggest separating them until he is significantly bigger than her, or get your self smaller females. I have lost more females when they have been of equal size to the male. The female will continue to challenge the male to see if he is worthy, which a lot of the time results in a dead fish or 2 extremely thrashed fish.
 
Madness said:
Thats what I thought. In my experience, your female will not apawn with your male, for the reason that she is larger than he is. Female Cichlids want a strong aggressive male to spawn with, not one that is smaller than. I have never had a female spawn with a male that was smaller. I would suggest separating them until he is significantly bigger than her, or get your self smaller females. I have lost more females when they have been of equal size to the male. The female will continue to challenge the male to see if he is worthy, which a lot of the time results in a dead fish or 2 extremely thrashed fish.
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Thanks but this is my only WC female and idk where I would get anymore but when ever he gets by he chases her around idk if he has dominance over her


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PwNz I R COLE said:
Thanks but this is my only WC female and idk where I would get anymore but when ever he gets by he chases her around idk if he has dominance over her


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imo the best thing to do right now is put up the divider and give them time to grow
 
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