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[highlucks]

My scianochromis fryeri "white Knight" have spawned . After having this guys at a breeding size for nearly 6 months they have finally got the act together and done the wild thing. And what a mouth full it is after holding for only two days she already has a massive drop jaw. So if she manages to hold to full term it should be a reasonable first clutch.

[golden_dase]

Good stuff mate! It's always a good feeling when your fish start to breed!

I just googled your fish species, and they look quite nice. Good luck with them!

[highlucks]

yeah its the one in my avatar. I will see if i can find some pictures of them.

edit I can't find any pics and I left the box browny at work today. will have to wait till tomorrow

[highlucks]

She spat them............ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Ronny]

It's the first mouth full, I normally dont expect anything untill the third or after

She just needs pratice...

Now that they've started, it should be the first of many

[highlucks]

Well another female is holding now, different to the first one and she is the biggest of all the girls. I won't hold my breathe on this clutch but hope for the best.

A question though.

Is a water change a good I dea when girl is holding or should I keep the water parameters as they are? I would imagine that the later is better but wanted to ask for peace of mind

[Ronny]

This proves you have a randy male lol.
Let's hope your females pick up their act

I do my water changes as per usual when I have holding fish, it doesn't seem to affect them in any way.
When setting up fry tanks, I use water from the main tank only then do small water changes everyday or every second day. Half the water I add is from the parent tank also, until they're a bit bigger then I just do normal water changes.

[dazzabozza]

I stick to the same regime when WCing. Mainly because in some cases I can't wait 4 weeks while she holds (heavily stocked display tank) between changes. If the fry were in their own small tank and fairly young (just free swimming) I'm a tad cautious as to how much I change and in often I will use all/part water from the parent's tank.

Daz