Aquaman2567 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I have 18 moba frontosas in a large 8 by 2 tank and having trouble getting them to breed. They are about 4 years old. I've recently put in 2 large caves either sides of the tanks and the 2 larges males hang inside. I feed them high protein fish pellets which the seam to enjoy.. I think my problem is that I have about 10 males in the tank but they don't fight with each other at all. Can any of the frontosa fans help? Thanks in advanced... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aquaman2567 Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 I've also put black backgrounds on the back and sides to increase privacy and avoid spooking them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) Don’t stress too much, but they are really hard to breed. Have you seen any females with tubes down yet? The agro might step up when that happens. i feed mine a mix of bait prawns (cut in half) and pellet. I will not feed for a day or two before feeding prawns. Mix up the water changes a bit and don’t do any for 2-3 weeks then do Water change and feed prawns. Try a few different things. I’d also try and settle on a breeding group and let them settle into the tank. Go with 1-2 males and 6-8 females. Always have a spare male in another tank if possible to give you options if needed. I’m not overly fussy with my water. Straight from the tap into the tank, plus prime, cichlid trace, buffer. My Moba first bred 8 years ago, I lost the WC male, went through a couple of F1s males that got bossed by the girls, I’m back to a WC male and they finally bred again. If you can get your hands on a WC male, I reckon it’s worth it Edited June 2 by brucem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman2567 Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Is that what you mean by tube down? This isn't my fish I just had a quick look on google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman2567 Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Their are 2 clear males in the tank.. the rest are just sub males.. I was hoping the tank was big enough to just leave them in there.. I think I'll need to vent them all and get rid of the extra males.. I'll try the bait prawns aswell... I'd love some extra females.. might start looking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) The tube can come out further than that. This female of mine bred yesterday and her tube is not protruding so much today. It’ll be back to normal tomorrow Edited June 2 by brucem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman2567 Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 I can see a few small tubes on a few.. I'm going to get rid of some males... my male looks like a dominant fish.. the hump is very large.. hopefully he can get the job done lol.. I bought 20 and it's interesting how the sizes are so different.. a few just didnt grow much at all.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJK1818 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I agree with everything Bruce has said. Good quality bait prawns are the go. But I also played around with lighting once, I tried a blue light setting (as they are fairly deep water fish and blue light penetrates deepest). They bred. Could’ve just been a coincidence though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman2567 Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 I'll pick up some bait prawns see how they go.. thanks guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvus Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 that's a lot of fish in a small tank! get rid of some males mate. you dont really want more than two in that tank, id keep one but competition should stop him being lazy with the girls... i keep 2 males only ideally with 5-8 females in a 10x3x2 on a huge system and they bred like rabbits. home made food(prawns, mussels, squid, spirulina, nori seaweed, spinach n white fleshed fish blended up n frozen in snaplock bags). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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