Pelvicachromis Taeniatus 'Moliwe' First Spawn :)

[KHoupt]

Got 7 juveniles a couple of months ago from Ted Judy and the largest male and one of the dominant larger females have paired off and spawned super excited....they have been awesome first time parents and I'm loving having these guys once again!!

 

[Captain Jim]

Congratulations,..!...I also got TJudy's molowie kribs and have beautiful pair that I'm chewing nails for their third spawn,..I think these little guys are top notch fish.

 

[viejo]

Mine are starting to show sex differences & it the ratio seems to be good, Thanks Jim. BTW, that pair of cerastogaster are getting closer & closer to doing their thing,

 

[Rico Suave]

nice what size tank u have them ?

 

[viejo]

If you mean the cerastogaster - 40 breeder.

 

[Captain Jim]

I sure wish you success with the cerastogaster couple,..looking forward to getting fry! I still have several molowies that I can't tell sex of.

 

[Jason82]

wow congrats! lovely looking fish

 

[Larry Rogers]

Got 7 juveniles a couple of months ago from Ted Judy and the largest male and one of the dominant larger females have paired off and spawned super excited....they have been awesome first time parents and I'm loving having these guys once again!!
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Most all of the species sold as "kribs" are great spawners when properly set up. They also have the advantage that the fry are large enough to take bigger foods as soon as they are freeswimming. Feed close to the fry so that they get all the food as they tend to move about a lot and seldom return to the same food plot the same day. Other than that minor detail they are pretty much like any other fry. Due to their initial size it is required to feed them more if you want growth but I recommend feeding more often and not larger feedings. Larger feedings tend to go without consumption and are wasted while feeding in close proximity more often insures consumption and growth. If possible keep fry with parents or mother. If the fry are being fed by mother breaking up larger portions or flakes for them it helps kick start their immune systems.

 

[North]

What were the water parameters at the time of the spawn?