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Thank you, I appreciate the link to the other thread. A third female would be pushing it in terms of space. They are in a 55 gallon, but I have a matten filter on the left side cutting off 6 to 8 inches of length of the tank. I'll pull a female if it gets worse. Then a single pair will have an...
Thank you, Mike. I'll tinker with the coconut hut opening to make it smaller. I see you're in Denver, as am I. Switching gears, the females have started to occasionally have these "mini stand-offs." It's odd, they will graze alongside each other at times, they will stay on opposite sides of the...
That's crazy... does she raise them even? When, what the, huh? That's cool, I hope I see something different as well. I don't want to compromise their health, but instead provide them the space to show behavior they don't normally have the chance to show.
Thanks for your help!
Wow, thats pretty incredible! You're right, a pair in a smaller tank would be easier, but Im looking for the challenge. If i can keep them healthy and safe, a harem setup may produce some interesting behavior, like you're describing. Thank you!
Wow, thats amazing! Well I certainly wont keep my fingers crossed hoping for that scenario. A big part of why I'm attempting a harem breed setup is to observe behavior that is otherwise not seen. Your post is a perfect example! Thank you!
Thank you, that is very helpful. Yall are right, pulling fry will be a nightmare. So, instead, my plan is to use a piece of knitting plastic fabric mesh that will serve as a divider. My plan is to pull the male after they spawn, then place that divider between the females. But you have an...
Thank you for your thoughtful response. That coconut cave is huge, you're right. Its the only visible cave in the photo, I have 3 other terra cotta ones that are smaller, w smaller openings in the tank that are well hidden. With 2 females, is it a bad idea to provide so many caves? Perhaps I...
I asked for advice with harem breeding in a 55 gallon. You offered zero advice, and instead gave me a generic sentance about tank size and pairing, completely unrelated to it. Then, the jerk part, you go off on some diatribe about market saturation & genetic instability. You're gatekeeping fish...
You didnt answer a single thing I asked, offered advice I didnt ask for, and made assumptions about my fishkeeping without knowing much. You come off like a huge jerk, not a single piece of what you said was helpful.
Hi folks, I've got a cacatuoides male and 2 females in a 55 gallon, along with 3 raspboras. My goal is to breed them without having to seperate any fish at all. The tank has 4 caves, all blocking line of sight from each other. I've attached a pic of my setup, any advice on this would be great...