I want to breed my bumblebee cichlids

phil_pl · 04-28-2009, 11:46 AM

Has anyone ever done this before with mouth-brooding fish, if so could you shed some light on this

archer772 · 04-28-2009, 01:25 PM

I have never bred them seemed just to mean to me and my female always hid but this link might help you out
Mouth Brooding African Cichlids: Care and Breeding of Ovophile Brooder Fish in Your Aquarium

Fishboydanny1 · 04-28-2009, 06:14 PM

Get a male and 2-3 females. that's my tip, because any male will harrass any unwilling females, and if that aggression is spread out among multiple females,they will be less stressed.

phil_pl · 04-28-2009, 10:55 PM

I have a male and three females. Right now I'm just wondering if i need to isolate them or if i can leave them in the tank with the rest of my fish.

fishaid · 05-06-2009, 05:23 PM

I dont recall if bumblebees are monogamous or polygamous
mon-a pair and poly-hit and run hit and run m or f
anyways you should give youre cichlids an enviorment thats close to their natural habitats cleanwater,and water changes help out alot.things that are a must have for successful breeding are
1.plenty of space
2. regular water changes...the cichlids have a rainy season that you should try to copy.do large water changes each day dropping the temp by 5 degrees.find out more about youre fish.find out if they live in hard or soft water this will help as well(you could find out youre water ph with a test kit that some stores offer DO NOT USE THE STRIPS THEY SUCK! always go with the chemical test they will give you a very good reading )one more thing get rift lake salt mix made for this purpose...some fish are a bit harder to breed.thats why you should try to provide them with the closeest thing you can get to natural.hope this helps

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fishaid fishaid's Photo Gallery Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 19 Name: Josh Location: AZ My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: I want to breed my bumblebee cichlids I dont recall if bumblebees are monogamous or polygamous mon-a pair and poly-hit and run hit and run m or f anyways you should give youre cichlids an enviorment thats close to their natural habitats cleanwater,and water changes help out alot.things that are a must have for successful breeding are 1.plenty of space 2. regular water changes...the cichlids have a rainy season that you should try to copy.do large water changes each day dropping the temp by 5 degrees.find out more about youre fish.find out if they live in hard or soft water this will help as well(you could find out youre water ph with a test kit that some stores offer DO NOT USE THE STRIPS THEY SUCK! always go with the chemical test they will give you a very good reading )one more thing get rift lake salt mix made for this purpose...some fish are a bit harder to breed.thats why you should try to provide them with the closeest thing you can get to natural.hope this helps This is just me saying

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