Tanganyika Cichlid Spawning Thread
 

Hope all of you can share the spawning of your cichlids in here with pictures and date of harvest from eggs to wrigglers, free-swimmers, juvenile and adult stage.

Pictures
 

Bro, you have any picts to start with...:D

i think ectan have show some in other thread :)

Allow me to start by posting my first attempt of the breeding of my Altolamprologus Calvus "Chaitika" White harvest. The parents consist of 1Male and 3Females(Lucky male eh?) Transferred from my display tank to my breeding tank after they reached spawning size.

Breeding tank's decoration redecorated with the spawning shells stuck into the sand at the right side of the tank(1/4 the size of the tank) where there is less movement of humanity so that the fishes will feel less stress and with room temperature 24 degree Celsius giving them the amorous mood(if you catch my drift);). On the left side of the tank(3/4" bare with sand only) is complete sand-bed for sandsifters.

After around two months, today dated 111009. I realized one of my female was going back and forth towards the shells hole and fanning her tail while her head is stuck inside the shell while the male was guarding the territory like how Thor would protect Asgard. I started to suspect that there might be a harvest already, and yes. After accounting, I've got 68 pieces of fries.

This is only the beginning as it would take me a year before these fries grow into an inch plus.

Enjoy brus:)

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...lvus111009.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...alvusWhite.jpg

After acclimatization for 20 minutes and at 1800pm sharp, the were released into their 2ft grow out tank.

This is where the everyday work for me starts.


Pardon me for the blur picture.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...DSC_0231-1.jpg

u are a lucky guy.
What are the fries size now?
thanks

About 2.5mm in length. You see the sand in the red tub? Those are grade 3 coral sand bru, so you can try to visualize the fries beside the sand in size comparison huh:)

This is a wonderful acheievement. Congrats pal ...

Thnx:)

Breeders out there, please feel free to post your pictures here also be it past pictures that we've never seen or recent pictures of eggs/wrigglers/fries.:)

Congrats....of this wonderful breeding. You can post parent fish pic for us to imagine on the fries future look. Thanks! i am getting the poisoning again.