Let me know when your ready to ship, maybe we could work out a trade.
Definitely man! I will let you know! :wink:
Really havn't you had great luck with it? I've only ever heard GREAT things about it! JK
Hahaha! Yeah the funny thing is it says on the bottle that it is safe with fish and plants! But it doesn't say "Warning it will kill your entire stock of fish but it will kill the alage for sure!" :lol: :lol:
since you seem to be the resident Salvini expert and how to make them spawn, maybe you can help me out.
I got two males and two females in my 55 along with a 3" jag, 3" flowerhorn, 4 cons and 2 firemouths.
And yes, I do plan on getting a bigger tank once everyone gets bigger.
I cant seem to get my 4 salvini to pair up. its been about a month now. should I move all of the salvinis to my 20 long and see what happens? (and use the divider method?) All of them are no bigger than 3 inches. I would have thought that the larger male and female would have pair off by now.
Water parameters are in check and temp is kept at 80 degrees with a 25-30% water change every week.
Also, I have been waiting for my firemouths to pair off as well, but no luck with that either. Do you think that there are too many fish in the tank for this to happen? Plan was to take back the fish that did not pair up to the LFS.
thanks!
I wouldn't call me the Salvini expert but I have had some experience! BV and Bernie Cromau (I think that's how you spell his log name) have both helped A LOT! And Bernie has A LOT of experience!
But I will and can help you! I will agree with everyone that you do have too much fish! But as you state that you will upgrade so that's a start. Everthing as far as parameters, water changes, and temperature are all in check. But what is your feeding like? What I feed my Salvini is Flakes in the morning and then one of the following and I alternate each night: Brine Shrimp, Mysis Shrimp, Beefheart, Emerald Variety, Plankton, and Bloodworms. You need to keep a high protien in their diet as this goes along with all cichlids when breeding. You need to keep in mind Salvini are predators and they need high protien and meats in their diets. Yes, to some extent having too much fish will put a hardship in breeding but it won't stop Salvini for sure! If a pair of Salvini is formed I don't expect the other fish to handle it! Maybe since the Salvini are small everything will be fine but once when they get around the 2.5 and 3 in mark the Salvini will take the WHOLE 55 trust me!!
It just takes some time so just let nature take its course and they will spawn! When I baught my Salvini it took them about a month and a half before they actually decided on spawning. Yes, a seperate tank will help! I would move the Salvini to your 33 gal L and aquascape VERY heavily! Also keep a close eye on them and divide or seperate when neccessary. Although I will advise that the 55 will be better! That's what I did and it worked wonders. When you get a pair I would also advise keeping the other Female incase of problems. You are going to need to give the Salvini pair the 55 gal for longterm. The 33 gal L won't be enough longterm. You will need to buy another tank for the other's SOON! To have a pair of Salvini and to have the Jag and Flowerhorn will be too much on your hands IMO. It would be too much on anyone's hands. Here are my four methods of spawning that I made up on my own:
1. Raise the temperature to 80-82 F
2. Feed high protiens as the foods above: Flakes, Brine Shrimp, Bloodworms, Mysis Shrimp, Plankton, Beefheart, and Emerald Variety. (Make sure you feed the Mysis Shrimp and Plankton once a week as it can be TOO much protien and can cause health problems.
3. Weekly syphon water changes ranging from 25-50%
4. Just let nature take it's course
They will spawn trust me! Just give them time, high protien, good water conditions, high temperatures and you will be on your way to success! More than likely the Female's and Male's haven't reached maturity to spawn yet but in due time they will! I have found my Salvini spawn when the Female's are 2.5 in and the Males 2.5-3 in mark. But all Salvini's are different as this goes with all cichlids. Good luck! PM me or post! I will gladly help!
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