jaguar cichlid breeding behaviour help!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi all, i have 2 small jaguar cichlids, im asuming they are male and female because of there behaviour towards each other and the fact 1 looks alot diff to the other. Atm they are both hovering around a chunk of slate on the bottom of the tank, sucking it and moveing gravel about.

as soon as 1 of my other fish swim next to them they chase them and get a bit nasty, they are also rubbing against each other and acting/looking like they are trying to breed.

All suggestions are welcome, Thanks in advance guys
 
it sounds like breeding behaviour, other things you can look for are them rubing on a rock/piece if bogwood or even glass, breeding tubes out, lip locking between pair, male showing off to female.

if you want to trigger a spawn you could do a 50% water change and fill the tank up colder then you normally would then let the heater's bring temp up to usual.

keep us posted
 
warren4066;2801146; said:
sounds like breeding behavior...do a large water change and that should do the trick
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its a fresh new setup m8 so full of fresh water just the job:headbang2

mbunafishkeeper;2801166; said:
it sounds like breeding behaviour, other things you can look for are them rubing on a rock/piece if bogwood or even glass, breeding tubes out, lip locking between pair, male showing off to female.

if you want to trigger a spawn you could do a 50% water change and fill the tank up colder then you normally would then let the heater's bring temp up to usual.

keep us posted
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they are rubbing against a bit of slate and shifting gravel but as i am movein soon i will have to disturb them and let them pick up where they left off ;)

they will have all the fresh water they will need then also. Thanks for the advice guys :thumbsup:
 
what are they in with? they will cause mass destruction if your not careful
 
markx2005;2802454; said:
sure he got tsn rtc crayfish, fire eel
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exactly what mark said i also got a fontosa, the tank is 8x2x2 so cant really see it being a prob as they are still only little atm, i think they are just going through the motions as i dont even think they are mature enough yet.

could be wrong but i have faith in them to play nice :headbang2
 
ok guys my jags have had lots of babys, i didnt even know and went to move the slate they were hideing behind and out popped lots of tiny babys and i mean lots, they are busy trying to put them all back in their little home.

a few questions, how long do they take to grow big enough to move and should i move them or just let them get on with it and see how many survive.

this is my 1st pair of jags i have ever owned and to get them breeding straight away is amazing, all hints and tips are welcome guys to help these little fellows survive.

i will try get some pics soon but they are really small and at the back of the tank.

heres a small vid of them all, sorry about the crappy quality i done it with my phone but look closely and you will see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZg9Pcv8C2Y
 
the more they breed the slower they will grow. cut his wee wee off.
 
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