Ducksta Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 This just proves to me that Labidochromis sp. 'Hongi' will breed in a puddle I have had my colony in a holding tank for some time, substantially smaller than their old breeding tank which I needed for new arrivals, but easily sufficient. I had them housed with several things at some time or another, most recently a large psycho male salvini. Last week I sold the salvini and in the process pulled all the cover from the tank leaving it bare except for a bit of java fern floating about. Today I was catching up on some water changes and decided that tank needed a larger than usual change. I drained the water leaving only about 6" in the tank. Then I thought I might be freaking them out a little so put back in a 2 broken flowerpot pieces for hiding. I was playing with hoses and things in their tank and others, and when I came in and started filling the tank I noticed that the male and one of his harem had begun spawning under the pot. And continued to do so while I poured cold water from buckets onto their heads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Sounds like that Hongi male you have just cant keep it under wraps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpulungu Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Hongi also breed young we have a barely 4cm female at the moment with a mouthfull, she is tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted October 10, 2004 Author Share Posted October 10, 2004 They actually haven't had a mouthful for a while. But then this is the first time they would be uninterrupted for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Morelia Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 most recently a large psycho male salvini. Gee he was a good fish, LOL. I wish other species [notably trimacs] spawned as easily as your Hongis. The pair [yes, only a pair despite all advice to get more females] of E. Yellows where i work have been goin at it like rabbits recently though, 3 generations of fry in the tank, and the female is half dead. Oh well, what can you do when your boss thinks they know more about fish than you and they let them die ? Cheers, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanaone Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 good to know the sale brought more benefits that just money unfortunately i no longer have the salvini. i put him in with a jag that was quite a bit smaller than him as i thought it would be alright... to my srprise the lil fella(jag) had him up against the corner of the four footer in the morning and the sal had taken abit of fin damage. luckily a mate was over and asked to swap the sal with his synodontus. ironically he is back in with my mates hongis so now he is being well looked after and is the boss of his tank once again. cheers mate and don't forget to let me know about the Gt babies when they get to size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 I was meaning to PM you buddy. Shame about the sal. When he recovers and starts whipping your mates hongi, claim him back cheap Will keep you informed about GT's. ps. 2 more 'hongi' females have mouthfuls already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpimbwe Pete Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Just wondering ,is it a problem putting Hongis in the same malawi tank as E.Yellows ? Iknow they are in the same family but don't they seem to stick to their own ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 I definately wouldn't do it. My opinion is if there is ANY chance they will hybridise, don't take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Just wondering ,is it a problem putting Hongis in the same malawi tank as E.Yellows? hmmm....I would think that would be a HUGE problem. !, very general, rule about putting Cichlids together is not to combine fish of the same Genus. That rules out Lab hongi & Lab caeruleus(E.yellow) in the same tank. As the Duck with the sore pills( ) said, better not to risk it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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