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[Ronny]

Hi all, 

 

A while ago I used to have some wild Benthochromis in with my Moba until the male got too aggressive for the tank and started smashing the Moba. 

 

While I had them, I managed to breed them and I took a video showing the fry development from egg.  It's a long video but very detailed. 

 

Of course, I also got some shots of these beautiful fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Ronny. 

[dazzabozza]

Absolute stunners Ronny and top job getting them to breed.  I was always under the impression we were forced to get wild caught stock.

[Buccal]

I believe that actually use to be the case,,, still exceptionally hard to breed, but a touch easier.

[Stormfyre]

Stunning!

[Spiesie]

Awesome pictures and videos! I follow your Facebook page and look forward to each update! Keep 'em coming!

 

Curious how many fry you were able to produce? How long did you have them? And what was their average brood size?

[Ronny]

Thanks guys

 

 

Absolute stunners Ronny and top job getting them to breed.  I was always under the impression we were forced to get wild caught stock.

 

 

 

Thanks mate!  I believe it still kind of is that way. 

 

I've been told the "Pond Raised" ones are fry that were collected from wild females that were caught holding.  They're not really a fish you could breed in commercial numbers. 

 

 

 

 

Awesome pictures and videos! I follow your Facebook page and look forward to each update! Keep 'em coming!

 

Curious how many fry you were able to produce? How long did you have them? And what was their average brood size?

 

 

Thanks! The FB page is a bit quiet lately cos I've downsized my collection due to limited time. 

 

I raised 14 of them with 4 (out of 9 eggs) being the most from one mouthful.  

 

They started spawning 2 weeks after I got them and I kept them for a year. 

 

For a fish with a big mouth they have very few fry.  I believe it's due to the time they hold the fry.  The females hold for up to 3 months and the fry are quiet large by that time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not for the young ones

 

A bit of X Rated fish footage lol. 

Edited by Ronny, 16 July 2016 - 08:39 AM.

[Ronny]

Some baby photos   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed batch. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dazzabozza]

Gotta luv seeing fully formed fish as fry. Eggs sacks are quite orange / red.

[Ronny]

The orange is baby brine shrimp  

 

The fry yolk is more of a white colour. 

[Ronny]

These are 8 day old fry, the day before their first feed. 

 

[Ageofaquariums]

Excellent thread. Thank you for taking the time to share!