A.borellii

[Madchester313]

so I am I trying to find out if I have a female borellii. I had bought two originally an asked in another thread I had an it turned out I could have two males. I have today now bought another two. Am hoping I now have at least a pair m/f any help would be great. These are still pretty young. photo over the slate I think is a female. I was told about black stripe on the fin

 

[Madchester313]

View attachment 7701 View attachment 7702 View attachment 7703 View attachment 7704 View attachment 7705 View attachment 7706 View attachment 7707 View attachment 7708 so I am I trying to find out if I have a female borellii. I had bought two originally an asked in another thread I had an it turned out I could have two males. I have today now bought another two. Am hoping I now have at least a pair m/f any help would be great. These are still pretty young. Second photo I think is a female. I was told about black stripe on the fin

 

[Madchester313]

Anybody have any info

 

[grayfox55]

The last two photos look like females to me. I also go for the black edge on the ventral fins.

 

[Madchester313]

Hi

Thanks for you reply well I came home tonight and the one I Think is a male has been following the one you say could be female around. She has gone a yellow tint and they keep stroking the fin on each other and rolling on the side and swimming side by side. The only thing that consern me hopefully is ok they sometime Face each other and look like they puff there cheeks and the continue to roll together. Doesn’t look aggressive . I think
I have a pair. The other two I have am
Unsure on what sex they are

 

[yukondog]

Mine female has no blue on the face but she will turn a little yellow, but after eggs are laid she will turn more yellow. Good luck.

 

[Madchester313]

Nothing much going on to be honest they rub and puff and follow but then separate. She doesn’t seem to have picked a cave an never takes him back lol oh well

 

[yukondog]

Give them some time, mine when I reintroduce her back into the tank with the male or other way around it takes her about 10 days or so to get in the mood for breeding.

 

[Madchester313]

Yeh that’s true I will sit back and leave them to there thing. There defo some action going on which is good

 

[yukondog]

My female has been trying to entice the male all afternoon, so it should be soon, she is more yellow than this morning.

 

[Madchester313]

Brilliant keep me posted mate be interested to here how they get on. Mine have all separated now lol

 

[yukondog]

I found sometimes I have luck getting them to pair up by separating them for a few weeks and then putting them in there own tanks and conditioning them with live and frozen food. My male ate the first batch of free swimmers.

 

[Madchester313]

I don’t have a spare tank to split them but I have however added few more coconut caves and also had been increasing the temp a little an just done a water change I read it can replicate the rain season. Also been feeding frozen shrimp an daphnia so we will see what happens lol

 

[yukondog]

What temp. are you running it at? Mine is set at 76-78 they seem to be pretty temp. compatible.

 

[Madchester313]

Normally it would be about 76 but with the weather being warm it sitting around 78 sometime in the middle of the day 80 that’s with the lights off during the day and lid open lol I did read 78 being s nice tenpmfor them. Am hoping now I’ve added few new coconut caves with small enterances it will help as I have a good few caves but there all larger. We will see

 

[yukondog]

Most of what I use is coconut, but her last clutch of eggs was in the top of a 4" clay pot laid on it's side.

 

[Madchester313]

Oh really thst should interesting I mightn’t have a look for so clay pots too. See how she does with these coconut as it took me ages find a store selling them ha ha they was at it again last night fin stroking and what norm

 

[yukondog]

Are you buying shells cut in half already? I buy mine whole and make my own.

 

[Madchester313]

NO mate done he same I bought full coconut drank the milk scraped out the content and cut it in half. There pain to cut ha ha

 

[yukondog]

If you have a saw you can score and break or I use a drimal tool. When I grew up in south FL. we had coconut trees in our yard, I ate so many of them, I cant stand the taste of them now. How do you normally clean them before putting into tank, I'm always interested in a easier way.?