Bradc Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Hey all ive got 2 calvus ive had for about a year and a half to 2 years now. Now they are around the 6cm maybe 7cm mark now and im fairly confident they are a male and female. Im chasing some info on trying to breed these guys. Ive got a spare 45L tank would this be to small for them? Should i get another female are they better in a harem? How do people set up their tanks and what structures do people use for breeding? Shells or some form of caves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 do you have any pics of the fish? if both the same size unlikely a pair females are usually about 1/2 to 2/3 the size of the males high protein food in pellet form, chopped prawn (not green prawns unless you caught them) live or frozen brine shrimp or freshwater shrimp it's the dimension of the tank not the capacity that is important IMO min size I would house a pair of young fish 5-7cm is standard 2ft tank 60lt ? if they are a pair it can be hard to add single fish and the tank would need to be larger female sets the spawn site can be shell , cave, rock crevice, PVC pipe elbows whatever she likes so multiple sites recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bradc Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 The top photo is what i think is the male and is bigger then the other but not a huge amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter.ng79 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 i think you have 2 females Black Calvus Bradc, thats what i guess Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benm_79 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Both females Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorroz Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 2 girls from me also Top pic is 100% girl At least adding a male is easier but you will need a bigger tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firthy13 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 If you want any change to breed them, they need to be by themselves if they aren't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradc Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Yeah aware of this. From what everyone has said ive got 2 females so ill just wait for abit and source a male later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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