Just give'm time, slow and steady wins the race. It could be tomorrow or a year from tomorrow, just be patient and take good care of them. Enjoy them and if you do most thigs right they will reward you when they're ready.
Tips on breeding amphilophus Labiatus
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I agree, patients will be your best option. I had a dominant male within a commuunity tank and threw in a female. Within 2 minutes they were paired... Within two weeks they spawned. It really depends on the chemistry of the 2 BUT they have to at least pair up first to have a spawn. OR if your female never accepts him, then maybe if you get her to lay some eggs he might be able to score(fertilize through the divider) from half court! I've just heard of this happening, never seen it happen with my own eyes. Either way good luck man.
Trying to bond / breed two large Amphilophus is always a roll of the dice.
I'd divide them...give them great care (weekly 50% water changes) and condition with daily feedings of quality pellets and (especially for the female) feedings of live red wigglers or earthworms a couple of times per week...and see if they take.
It could happen tomorrow. Or a couple of months from now. Or never. Patience
Is the male also from Lake Nicaragua provenance?
Matt
I'd divide them...give them great care (weekly 50% water changes) and condition with daily feedings of quality pellets and (especially for the female) feedings of live red wigglers or earthworms a couple of times per week...and see if they take.
It could happen tomorrow. Or a couple of months from now. Or never. Patience
Is the male also from Lake Nicaragua provenance?
Matt
Trying to bond / breed two large Amphilophus is always a roll of the dice.
I'd divide them...give them great care (weekly 50% water changes) and condition with daily feedings of quality pellets and (especially for the female) feedings of live red wigglers or earthworms a couple of times per week...and see if they take.
It could happen tomorrow. Or a couple of months from now. Or never. Patience
Is the male also from Lake Nicaragua provenance?
Matt
Really good points ^. Also sometimes females need heavy protien intake prior too. My neets who are not normally massivore pellet eaters, the female destroys them pre-spawn.
You need a solid divider surely, power feed the male also, and just wait it out. I've also found you male is likely going to need several inches on her. If shes 8" let say he needs to be 11-12" give or take.
Great tips. Also the female will need some extra calcium and other trace elements to produce viable fry. Try shrimp with shell on. Also this helps. It will replace trace elements in the water column that are removed by heavy filtration. Some people say it doesn't help, but my convict feeder spawns have gone up by at least a hundred eggs when I started using this on my tanks once a week after water changes.
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Do not overthink it. Be watchfull and ready to divide.
Some fall in love. Some don't.
I have a female that must be so darn ugly in their eyes, that all she gets is a basgphing from the firts moment i introduce a male.
As a consequence, she lives alone, the spinster.
Some get the males excited right away.
They will breed or they won't. Most probably will.
But as said, be constantly vigilant.
Some fall in love. Some don't.
I have a female that must be so darn ugly in their eyes, that all she gets is a basgphing from the firts moment i introduce a male.
As a consequence, she lives alone, the spinster.
Some get the males excited right away.
They will breed or they won't. Most probably will.
But as said, be constantly vigilant.
Trying to bond / breed two large Amphilophus is always a roll of the dice.
I'd divide them...give them great care (weekly 50% water changes) and condition with daily feedings of quality pellets and (especially for the female) feedings of live red wigglers or earthworms a couple of times per week...and see if they take.
It could happen tomorrow. Or a couple of months from now. Or never. Patience
Is the male also from Lake Nicaragua provenance?
Matt
Yes they are lake nicuragua provenance male f1 from lake lago female f0 lake Nicaragua thanks for the tips
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You need to get some catfish for her tank Miguel. No single old lady can be without a house full of cats!
Unless your trying to spawn them you dont want a group of pictus eating all those babies
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Good news everyone she is starting to want to breed she is cleaning off the flower pot and Is doing head jerks and making a pit
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