Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lots0530 on October 25, 2011, 08:44:06 PM
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I can't get these guys to spawn, I have about 12 of them in a 60gal. It is a species tank.Water perimeters are perfect. PH is 7.4, temp is 80 degrees, we do water changes once a week. We feed spirulina flakes and bloodworms.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank in advance.
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Raise the temperature 2*, feed the 5h1t out of them & step up the water changes to 50% twice a week.
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put them in a smaller tank.
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I have about 12 in a 50 breeder, Fry all the time. I have about 20 in a 120 tank and fry all the time, About 15 in a 55 and fry all the time. I do water about every 3or 4 days and never on time, Some times i'll do a tank and if i'm there a day later i'll take out some. Two gal some more some less. The guys above me have good thing to keep in mine also.
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Age may have something to do with it. I have noticed (and I've had others comment about this before as well) that Electric Yellows spawning frequency seems to slow down after they're a couple of years old.
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My thoughts ...
- The tank doesn't need to be 80F
- Don't worry about pH much
- Stop feeding bloodworms
How old are they?
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I can't get these guys to spawn, I have about 12 of them in a 60gal. It is a species tank.Water perimeters are perfect. PH is 7.4, temp is 80 degrees, we do water changes once a week. We feed spirulina flakes and bloodworms.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank in advance.
Tell you what, Give me a week, And you can watch me strip a female & then take her home. I did two today and got about 25 fry. And are you sure you have a male ?
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I can't get these guys to spawn, I have about 12 of them in a 60gal. It is a species tank.Water perimeters are perfect. PH is 7.4, temp is 80 degrees, we do water changes once a week. We feed spirulina flakes and bloodworms.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank in advance.
Tell you what, Give me a week, And you can watch me strip a female & then take her home. I did two today and got about 25 fry. And are you sure you have a male ?
yes i have 3 males and the rest are females...
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I can't get these guys to spawn, I have about 12 of them in a 60gal. It is a species tank.Water perimeters are perfect. PH is 7.4, temp is 80 degrees, we do water changes once a week. We feed spirulina flakes and bloodworms.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank in advance.
Tell you what, Give me a week, And you can watch me strip a female & then take her home. I did two today and got about 25 fry. And are you sure you have a male ?
yes i have 3 males and the rest are females...
And you know this how? Have you vented them? It would be extremely unlikely but possible to have 12 females. Also, stop feeding the blood worms. These cichlids do not need them...and it could lead to problems like bloat.
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Dim the tank lights. Put some Van Morrison on the stereo. Play some spawning youtube videos on a monitor near the tank. And if all that doesn't work try pouring a pint of tequila in the tank.
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Dim the tank lights. Put some Van Morrison on the stereo. Play some spawning youtube videos on a monitor near the tank. And if all that doesn't work try pouring a pint of tequila in the tank.
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I can't get these guys to spawn, I have about 12 of them in a 60gal. It is a species tank.Water perimeters are perfect. PH is 7.4, temp is 80 degrees, we do water changes once a week. We feed spirulina flakes and bloodworms.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank in advance.
Tell you what, Give me a week, And you can watch me strip a female & then take her home. I did two today and got about 25 fry. And are you sure you have a male ?
pm sent
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I can't get these guys to spawn, I have about 12 of them in a 60gal. It is a species tank.Water perimeters are perfect. PH is 7.4, temp is 80 degrees, we do water changes once a week. We feed spirulina flakes and bloodworms.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank in advance.
Tell you what, Give me a week, And you can watch me strip a female & then take her home. I did two today and got about 25 fry. And are you sure you have a male ?
pm sent
Got it, Give me a call.
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I can't get these guys to spawn, I have about 12 of them in a 60gal. It is a species tank.Water perimeters are perfect. PH is 7.4, temp is 80 degrees, we do water changes once a week. We feed spirulina flakes and bloodworms.Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank in advance.
It was very nice to meet you and your wife and son, Had a good time. Hope your new females put out for your, As you seen the had fry til i striped them 8)
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It was a great pleasure to meet you and thank you for inviting us. We learned alot from you today and i hope you invite us back one day. The females are doing great!
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It was a great pleasure to meet you and thank you for inviting us. We learned alot from you today and i hope you invite us back one day. The females are doing great!
Any time !!!
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any up date on the new females are they working out for you, I have a small group of 2m 4f 1? in a 72gal bow with some C. moorii, and the electric yellows never stop spawning. Around 20-35 per spawn and I let them naturally spit. I Have to break up the group some times and let the ladies fatten back up. I get so worried when there heads don't match there body sizes.
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any up date on the new females are they working out for you, I have a small group of 2m 4f 1? in a 72gal bow with some C. moorii, and the electric yellows never stop spawning. Around 20-35 per spawn and I let them naturally spit. I Have to break up the group some times and let the ladies fatten back up. I get so worried when there heads don't match there body sizes.
when i droped the two new females in, my group spawned for me a few days later,I got 29 fry out of them. :)
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any up date on the new females are they working out for you, I have a small group of 2m 4f 1? in a 72gal bow with some C. moorii, and the electric yellows never stop spawning. Around 20-35 per spawn and I let them naturally spit. I Have to break up the group some times and let the ladies fatten back up. I get so worried when there heads don't match there body sizes.
when i droped the two new females in, my group spawned for me a few days later,I got 29 fry out of them. :)
That is so nice to hear !! Pat your self on the back.