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[Redevilz]

Hey all,

I noticed my pair of green terrors (orange edge) showing signs of breeding, I did a water change yesterday so today they found a small flat rock and started breeding! Amazing to watch, very cool fish!! Super protective.

Male: (quite dark atm)







The pair:



The female



Sorry for the average pics, I will upload the pics from my camera on the weekend.

Thanks for looking!!!

[TheTexasCichlidMasacre]

nice mate hopefully the boy does his part right aswell... lol

[Fox]

Sweet!
Love these guys!
Stunning pair too.

[Redevilz]

Thanks Guys!

Do you think I should separate the pair and the eggs off from the other fish?

Edited by Redevilz, 03 June 2014 - 10:35 PM.

[TheTexasCichlidMasacre]

yeah when the fry become free swimming other fish will eat them as the parents will find it harder to protect them when they start taking off on their own... and also parents can get even more aggressive once they are free swimming because of the fact its harder for them keep them all together...

Edited by TheTexasCichlidMasacre, 03 June 2014 - 10:54 PM.

[Karlos]

Great job how exciting

[Michael the fish fanatic]

Awesome

[Redevilz]

Thanks Everyone!

I'll put the divider in. Do green terrors protect their fry inside their mouths sometimes? I noticed my JD female usually held the fry in her mouth.

[Fox]

Yes definatly get a divider in the tank, If your able to get the other fish out of the tank once divided, I would do that also.

 

Most Americans usually dont keep the fry in the mouth, But they will pick up fry and clean them and spit them back out again.

Keep up the pics, Always great to see fry growing.

[Redevilz]

Thanks Az! What time should I get the fry into another tank? I have a 90x45x45cm tank for them.

[Redevilz]

Some better photos, I really live these fish









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[Angelo]

those are some great shots.

[Redevilz]

Thanks Angelo... Will do another photo shoot on the weekend when the eggs have (hopefully) hatched.

[Jarrod90]

Wow love these fish, has to be one of the best looking american cichlids imo

 

Look forward to seeing some pics of the fry!

[malawiman85]

Nice work Red. You've got me thinking about breeding some americans... damn you that means I need more tanks :-)

[MrLeifBeaver]

Nice photos!

 

I would press 'like' but I have reached my quota for the day. lol.

 

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Edited by MrLeifBeaver, 09 June 2014 - 03:34 PM.

[Redevilz]

Thanks very much for your kind words guys. lol Malawiman, glad to inspire you

Fry going well, tried to get them in a mesh fry saver but they are so tiny that they go straight through haha. But the mum was fantastic and regrouped all them in her cave so cool.

[Redevilz]

Recent pic of the fry:



Hard to see I know lol, so tiny!

[Redevilz]

Good news and bad news...

Bad news is Mum ate all her fry last weekend.

Good news is that they spawned again today

[Bowdy]

Sweet. I'd just leave them to it the first half dozen times. Let them get it right and bond solid.