I have a pair of Cr. Regani’s that I think are ready to spawn. The female’s belly is really red and the male is dark with a hint of fluorescent blue on the edges of his fins. The swim together in a 20g Long all day, just following each other.
I have multiple caves for them Upside down pot, coconut shell, driftwood, and PVC Piping. There’s a lot of Java moss in the tank along with 4 Platies that I use as dithers. Usually where ever the female goes, the male goes. Especially when the female goes into one of the caves.
I’ve been feeding them a mix of frozen brine shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp, frozen bloodworms, and some dried Ocean plankton once and a while. They eat 3 times a day. I played with the temperature starting at 79 degrees and currently have the tank to 85 right now.
This is has been going on for the past month. All they do is swim together, no displaying at all. Since the females belly is so red, I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong over here. I’ve tried just about everything. I even introduced another pair of pikes in there to help form the bond. I removed the other pair since I didn’t really see it going anywhere.
I usually do 60% water changes with a mixture of RO and Tap Once or twice a week. I’m kind of lost over here.
I’m about to wheel a TV in front of the tank and start showing them some porn or something (Maybe a tape of Salmon spawning from discover channel would be better). Or maybe drop some Spanish fly in there.
Anyone have suggestions??? Only thing I can think of is live foods. I had some bad luck with the live blackworms, so I’m going to stay away from them. Does anyone think live foods would make a big difference?
Thanks in advance. I look forward to any responses as this is starting to bother me.
I have multiple caves for them Upside down pot, coconut shell, driftwood, and PVC Piping. There’s a lot of Java moss in the tank along with 4 Platies that I use as dithers. Usually where ever the female goes, the male goes. Especially when the female goes into one of the caves.
I’ve been feeding them a mix of frozen brine shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp, frozen bloodworms, and some dried Ocean plankton once and a while. They eat 3 times a day. I played with the temperature starting at 79 degrees and currently have the tank to 85 right now.
This is has been going on for the past month. All they do is swim together, no displaying at all. Since the females belly is so red, I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong over here. I’ve tried just about everything. I even introduced another pair of pikes in there to help form the bond. I removed the other pair since I didn’t really see it going anywhere.
I usually do 60% water changes with a mixture of RO and Tap Once or twice a week. I’m kind of lost over here.
I’m about to wheel a TV in front of the tank and start showing them some porn or something (Maybe a tape of Salmon spawning from discover channel would be better). Or maybe drop some Spanish fly in there.
Anyone have suggestions??? Only thing I can think of is live foods. I had some bad luck with the live blackworms, so I’m going to stay away from them. Does anyone think live foods would make a big difference?
Thanks in advance. I look forward to any responses as this is starting to bother me.