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Hi all,
I've had a group of 12 Yellows (2M, 10F, all 3") for about a year now, and they don't seem to breed very much at all. I get the occasional spawn, but mostly the females get very ripe, drop their egg tubes for a few days, then slim down without spawning. I've caught a few females just dropping their eggs and eating them, in the middle of the night. They've been doing this for about 6 months.
So what's the deal? The males seem to be preoccupied with feeding; only occasionally do I see them chase the females around. Or is the problem with the females simply not following the males to the spawning area? I don't recall having this much difficulty with my original group- they bred like rabbits.
Can anyone shed some light. Tank params: 36" x 18", ph 7.5, 2x sponge filters, water changes varies (either 1x80%, or 2x50% weekly), temp 25C, exclusively fed on NLS 2mm cichlid formula.
Thanks in advance.
I've had a group of 12 Yellows (2M, 10F, all 3") for about a year now, and they don't seem to breed very much at all. I get the occasional spawn, but mostly the females get very ripe, drop their egg tubes for a few days, then slim down without spawning. I've caught a few females just dropping their eggs and eating them, in the middle of the night. They've been doing this for about 6 months.
So what's the deal? The males seem to be preoccupied with feeding; only occasionally do I see them chase the females around. Or is the problem with the females simply not following the males to the spawning area? I don't recall having this much difficulty with my original group- they bred like rabbits.
Can anyone shed some light. Tank params: 36" x 18", ph 7.5, 2x sponge filters, water changes varies (either 1x80%, or 2x50% weekly), temp 25C, exclusively fed on NLS 2mm cichlid formula.
Thanks in advance.