Fozz Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 hey everyone just wondering if anyone has breed these guys in a 2ft tank i currently have a colony of about 7 (mostly males i fear ) and would like to start breeding them in a species tank but only have a 2ft to spare and am curipos to if this is possible. Thanx Fozz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I think 2ft might be a little small to house 7 saulosi, even if it turns out you only have 1 male. If you have more than 1 male it is definitely too small. I have 2 males and 2 females in my 3ft tank and the males occupy either end of the tank. I did have 4 males, but the other two spent most of the time near the surface hiding behind the spray bar. With the 4 saulosi, I don't have any problems getting the fish to spawn, but I am lucky if the fry survive more than 24hrs in the tank. I you want to breed these fish and have the fry survive, you will need a bigger main tank and then you can use the 2ft tank to keep the fry. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Fozz I am not 100% sure (please correct me if I am wrong )but I think that you may struggle with that may in a 2 foot tank as the males get very territorial around spawning time. I had 2 males and 4 females (although I now think that I have a subdominant male in the females) and they were not happy let alone willing to breed. I moved them to a 4' tank and they are happy and breeding within 2 months and now I am expecting my second mouthful in 2 weeks. The dominant males have taken 2' each and patrol their territory relentlessly. You may have to reduce the numbers to 1M:2f as suggested in other posts or move them to a bigger tank. cheers Rosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 So would the saulosi be ok to breed in a 3x1x1 foot tank? Say 1 male and 3 females. or my second combo would be 2 males and 5 females ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaley Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 In my experience only 1 male does well in a tank this size. The subsequent males will not color up and constantly get harrased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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