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Title: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: Patrick on February 06, 2013, 11:12:37 PM
My first Firemouth brood since setting my tank up after 20 years.....


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MzNnZ_Hqc
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: linuxrulesusa on February 06, 2013, 11:39:57 PM
Quote from: outlawpat on February 06, 2013, 11:12:37 PM
My first Firemouth brood since setting my tank up after 20 years.....


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MzNnZ_Hqc

Congrats.  My aureums have been breeding a lot lately too...close relative of your firemouths.  Any success breeding your rainbow cichlids?  At least I think I saw them in the tank.
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: Patrick on February 06, 2013, 11:55:54 PM
No luck yet with the Rainbows.......
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: linuxrulesusa on February 07, 2013, 12:02:27 AM
Quote from: outlawpat on February 06, 2013, 11:55:54 PM
No luck yet with the Rainbows.......

I'm going to try splitting one of my pairs off and try them alone in a 20 for a while, see what happens.  I wonder if they're too docile to compete with firemouths or the Honduran red points etc I have had them with.  Will let you know if that works.
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: Patrick on February 07, 2013, 09:29:58 PM
Quote from: linuxrulesusa on February 07, 2013, 12:02:27 AM
Quote from: outlawpat on February 06, 2013, 11:55:54 PM
No luck yet with the Rainbows.......

I'm going to try splitting one of my pairs off and try them alone in a 20 for a while, see what happens.  I wonder if they're too docile to compete with firemouths or the Honduran red points etc I have had them with.  Will let you know if that works.

Thanks, That would be great. I have been wondering the same thing as well. How big are yourse? Mine are around 2.5-3.5 inches, and I was wondering at what size they generally begin to start having fry.
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: Patrick on February 07, 2013, 09:54:09 PM
Here are the fry.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kbDlwaSsvPI
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: linuxrulesusa on February 07, 2013, 09:57:31 PM
Quote from: outlawpat on February 07, 2013, 09:29:58 PM
Quote from: linuxrulesusa on February 07, 2013, 12:02:27 AM
Quote from: outlawpat on February 06, 2013, 11:55:54 PM
No luck yet with the Rainbows.......

I'm going to try splitting one of my pairs off and try them alone in a 20 for a while, see what happens.  I wonder if they're too docile to compete with firemouths or the Honduran red points etc I have had them with.  Will let you know if that works.

Thanks, That would be great. I have been wondering the same thing as well. How big are yourse? Mine are around 2.5-3.5 inches, and I was wondering at what size they generally begin to start having fry.

Mine are 3-4 inches also.  I think they should be ready since max size is only 5-6 inches.
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: Patrick on February 16, 2013, 05:33:08 PM
Firemouth fry update.
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: LoveTheFishies on February 16, 2013, 09:07:24 PM
Wow you seem to have some prolific parents. 
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: theoryguru on March 02, 2013, 04:33:43 PM
Wow, that's a good number of fry
Title: Re: Proud Firemouth parents
Post by: Patrick on March 02, 2013, 06:43:48 PM
I just transferred them to my 20 gallon long.....