Pleasant surpise... Parananochromis brevirostris

[tjudy]

I have been fussing over the P. gabonicus so much I ignored the P. brevirostris in the tank below. I have a pair in the same set up (20 gallon long, dark lighting, moss-filled caves, lowered pH). I pulled the extra female out a few days ago... dead. She was pretty beat. I did not see the pair. They hide way in the back.

Today I noticed about 12 fry that are well over a week old... they are easy a centimeter long already. The female looks a little rough, and I cannot see the male. She charges back into the dark recesses often, and I assume she is hammering the male. I am going to try to get him out of there.

It looks like there is another female very ripe in another tank... hopefully they will breed too.

 

[Rod]

Congratulations.....from what I've read both very difficult fish to keep and breed!

Must be very satisfying to have collected and now breed these species!

Be very interested in some photos.....not much on the web....some images look like Congochromis to me???

 

[freshwaterfishfan]

Benign neglect

You are on a role, Ted. Its funny how when you put all this effort and attention into a fish and nothing happens, then you just kind of ignore them as you move onto other things and they surprise you one day.
Steve