Well...at least one of my fish is! :)

Yesterday afternoon my lone female Electric Blue Johanni -- I have one
female and four males -- spawned for the very first time. I knew her time
was close because her tube was protruding, and she began moving sand in the lair of the dominant male.

But I got busy on my computer and missed the big moment; because the next
time that I looked, she was already incubating the eggs in her mouth, and is now on her second day of doing so. I imagine that the incubation period will last 2-3 weeks.

I would really like to take her out of the tank so that her fry will have a chance at survival, as I used to do with my Copadichromis Borleyi a few
years ago -- I had over 80 CB's at one time -- but I would have to tear
apart the tank, removing a lot of the rocks, just to be able to catch her;
and all of the action might result in her spitting out the eggs prematurely.

So, even though it is cold-hearted, I may just have to watch as the newly-released fry become fish food for those four aggressive males...well, maybe. I have a real heart for the underdogs, both human and fish alike. :)


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I would really like to take her out of the tank so that her fry will have a chance at survival, as I used to do with my Copadichromis Borleyi a few years ago -- I had over 80 CB's at one time -- but I would have to tear apart the tank, removing a lot of the rocks, just to be able to catch her; and all of the action might result in her spitting out the eggs prematurely.

Sometimes you can fit a separator in there and chase the males to the other side. (sometimes you have to chase the female too after spawning if she's
the sort to eat them). Some will escape and get et, but some will make it.

Kinda like my tank. I have mollies and they were starting to over populate
but now that i have others in there, only 1 or 2 make it a year ;-)
xxcarol
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On 06/21/09, Jeff Snyder quoted Carol Shenkenberger: I'm A Daddy!.

Sometimes you can fit a separator in there and chase the males to the other side. (sometimes you have to chase the female too after spawning if she's the sort to eat them). Some will escape and get et, but some will make it.

Kinda like my tank. I have mollies and they were starting to over populate but now that i have others in there, only 1 or 2 make it a year ;-)

Well, I've been posting a regular log, both here, as well as on TheFishGuy Messageboard. If you'd like to see some images of my dominant male, and a few others, go to the following URL, and look in the photography section:

http://www.endtimeprophecy.org/cgi-bin/TheFishGuy/TheFishGuy.cgi

Let me know what you think of my fish. I currently have a Malawi cichlids species tank -- meaning only one species.

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Well, I've been posting a regular log, both here, as well as on TheFishGuy Messageboard. If you'd like to see some images of my dominant male, and a fe others, go to the following URL, and look in the photography section:

Yes, I read and enjoyed it!
xxcarol
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On 06/22/09, Jeff Snyder quoted Carol Shenkenberger: Re: I'm A Daddy!.

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Wonderful! Actually, I've been posting messages on eight different fish
related messageboards lately. The one I referred you to is my own, which
hasn't really gotten a lot of use since I set it up.

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