Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: jcunningham0295 on January 05, 2016, 10:44:53 PM

Title: Albino Paracyps
Post by: jcunningham0295 on January 05, 2016, 10:44:53 PM
Just a few pics of my Albino Paracyps.  Got home today and not one, but three females holding.
Title: Re: Albino Paracyps
Post by: danotaylor on January 09, 2016, 10:40:34 AM
looking awesome Josh! Congrads alb-paracip-daddy!
Title: Re: Albino Paracyps
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 09, 2016, 11:01:19 PM
When I was breeding this fish about 15 years ago they would do the same thing.
It was like multiple females would develop eggs a day or two apart each month .
My guess is that the hormones released would get everyone going once one male/female started to spawn.
Title: Re: Albino Paracyps
Post by: jcunningham0295 on January 09, 2016, 11:40:27 PM
When I was breeding this fish about 15 years ago they would do the same thing.
It was like multiple females would develop eggs a day or two apart each month .
My guess is that the hormones released would get everyone going once one male/female started to spawn.

Must be.  Ended up pulling fry from 4 females.  Also picked up 17 more today so my group is close to 40 in size now.  Hopefully they will be a huge fry factory.
Title: Re: Albino Paracyps
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 10, 2016, 02:33:02 AM
You should definitely be flush with offspring then   ;D
Are you keeping them in one large group or two separate groups?
IMHO, there's pros and cons to both, but a really large shoal of them make a great display.
Title: Re: Albino Paracyps
Post by: jcunningham0295 on January 10, 2016, 09:49:23 AM
You should definitely be flush with offspring then   ;D
Are you keeping them in one large group or two separate groups?
IMHO, there's pros and cons to both, but a really large shoal of them make a great display.

They are now in one large group in my 75 gallon with some xenos.  Probably will end up pulling some extra males out down the road.
Title: Re: Albino Paracyps
Post by: Howler on February 12, 2016, 12:09:16 PM
Congrats Josh. I have a female holding out of the ngrippinis that I got from you a while back.