ACTcichlidlover Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Hi all, Just after advice on breeding Leleupi. I have been lucky enough to have a pair spawn in a standard 2ft tank and the fry are free swimming and starting to grow nicely. I do appaer to have a issue with the male though. He is extremely protective of the fry, as expected, but is giving the female a hard time. She rarely appears from the rockwork and when she does the male harrasses her continuously. Do you recommend I remove the female or not? Do you think the male will eat or kill the fry if the female is removed? Has anyone who has bred lelupi before expreienced this scenario? I have read some websites and none of them has mentioned that you need to remove the female. Noting I do have a pair I dont want to lose the female. Thank you in appreciation for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ageofaquariums Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 With no other threat to defend against the male is putting all his aggro onto the female. I find it helps when he can see other fish tanks, as he can at least then by on guard against the fish in them. I would definitely remove the female. No point losing your breeder for the sake of one batch of fry. The rockwork needed for this fish can make it hard to remove the fry, so female is easiest option really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACTcichlidlover Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, Ageofaquariums said: With no other threat to defend against the male is putting all his aggro onto the female. I find it helps when he can see other fish tanks, as he can at least then by on guard against the fish in them. I would definitely remove the female. No point losing your breeder for the sake of one batch of fry. The rockwork needed for this fish can make it hard to remove the fry, so female is easiest option really. Thanks for the advice. The tank is isolated from my other tanks so there is no perceived threat for the male to specifically guard against (except me when I am doing a water change LOL). There are no other fish in the tank besides the 2 x Leleupi's and the fry. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 move both adults out and use the tank to grow the fry you can also try a mirror for him to posture against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACTcichlidlover Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, Link2Hell said: move both adults out and use the tank to grow the fry you can also try a mirror for him to posture against Will the male and female be ok together in a new tank together? Will the male bully the female again? It will a 4ft tank with other Tanganyikan type fish such as Bricardii and small Frontosa. Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ageofaquariums Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 With other fish to divert his focus he should return to his normal semi-psychopathic self. The true psycho comes out when he has a fry swarm to defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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