brendon Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 HELLO ,, i currently have a 4ft tank , and i want to set it up so my cichlids have somewere to breed , i have to pots in there but i was told caves are better , and crushed coral is better then gravel , what should i do ? i currently have 1 male johanni in it 4 acei and a electric yellow (f) and blue (m) is there any suggestions ? ? ? if so please tell . The Saint Dragon ............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithDingoes Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Small terracotta flowerpots and a one and a half inch tile hole cutting drill bit, soak pots, drill hole in side, wash and place in tank. You can stack them if you drill the holes high enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I'm assuming you want your acei to breed. As DWD said, get your self some terracotta pots, and also have some areas of flat rock. I think if you wanted your acei to breed i'd remove the male johanni as they can become quite dominant. Without any females he could spawn with a different species. Particularly the e-yellow female, considering the johanni females are yellow. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Thats interesting.. so fish go by shape and colour? They dont know their own specie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 Hello . Thts great info , but its not my aceis i want to breed , i might be upgrading to a 4 by 2 by 2ft , so i was thinkin of gettin someting for my e yellow and mabye the aceis as the aceis r all male , And about the hole drillin , did u mean drill the holes in the teracotta pots ? , me and my cousin can get some great rocks we find in a creak , they go from flat to ruff as , so how many would u suggest puttin in the tank , like make it like as rocky as the lake they come from or just pots and stuff , and i was wonderin wat is betta shell grit or crushed coral , beacuse a friend said a substrate of gravel is really good ???? anyone no anything ??? Thanks Saint Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 i was wonderin wat is betta try to proof read your posts and try out the spell checker. I would love to reply, but I cant understand what you are saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Toufic, Cichlids do recognise their own species, but when confronted with a situation where they have no females they resort to the next best thing in their desperation to reproduce. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teflon Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Toufic, Cichlids do recognise their own species, but when confronted with a situation where they have no females they resort to the next best thing in their desperation to reproduce. Anthony ← Kind of like a trans-gender Sorry but i couldn't help myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Whatever flicks your switch teflon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngy_11 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 hahaha. YEA fish could be classed as transgender. The thing is some ciclids are just horney and they will have a go at anything if its on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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