Proud Firemouth parents

[Patrick]

My first Firemouth brood since setting my tank up after 20 years.....


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

[linuxrulesusa]

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.

[Patrick]

No luck yet with the Rainbows.......

[linuxrulesusa]

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.

[Patrick]

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.

[Patrick]

Here are the fry.

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

[linuxrulesusa]

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.

[Patrick]

Firemouth fry update.

[LoveTheFishies]

Wow you seem to have some prolific parents. 

[theoryguru]

Wow, that's a good number of fry

[Patrick]

I just transferred them to my 20 gallon long.....