Jim Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Male is about 22cm and female around 18cm....usually have clutches of 12-16 eggs,similar to tropheus....females are excellent mothers with their eggs and fry Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbloke74 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Stunning fish, if I can slip a 6*2*2 past the minister for war and finance I will have a chat with you about some.Ps Kasangas doing great, 3 males vying for top dog, quite entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Thanks AdrianThats great to hear they are settling in well......have fun with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damoq Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Awesome fish Jim!!What a great video too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 sensational video and moshis Jim. I thought their eggs would have been a big larger though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gombe Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 wow.. what a great vid, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Thanks guysLloyd the eggs are small for their size....some females will lay 5-6 eggs in one go, spawning is over fairly quickly compared to other species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Small spawn size for a fish that has such big mouth. How long do the females hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Ged they hold for about 30-35 days if they think it is safe to release, usually u have to strip them as they will not part with their frySometimes a female will spit in the tank and i have seen other females come along and pickup the fry and care for them, they are excellent mothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Similar length to Tropheus. Do they feed whilst brooding like Tropheus do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Same as tropheus mate in alot of ways but minus the bloat lolThey are pigs when it comes to feed time carrying females are no different, its hard to tell when females are carrying cause of there huge mouths but once fry get to a certain size the females swim around with their mouths slightly open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Great video Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Thanks JamesFemale stripped at 14days after spawning, 14 healthy fry already looking for a feed Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziad Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Great vid. I Watched it more than few times The eggs look surprisingly small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloory Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 They're looking nice Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Pulled all the females out and checked for fry, 6 females were carrying Here is one i strippedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9xlecH0GY43 in total....fry, wrigglers and eggsCheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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