Babies

[lparis]

Hey guys n girls.

I'm not a fish fanatic but know enough to keep happy fish, so happy i have about 30 baby red breast cichlids, if thats their 'nickname'.

They look like miniture tadpoles at the mo and im afraid my malawi will try to eat them, mum n dad are super protective but when they swim freely i feel they might get munched.

How can i protect it without upsetting my whole tank?

cheers

Grand ma of 30!

 

[SamUK]

havent heard the name red breasted cichlids before.


you got a pic?


im hopin its an african cichlid cos otherwise it shouldnt be with the malawis anyway really.

 

[lparis]

havent heard the name red breasted cichlids before.


you got a pic?


im hopin its an african cichlid cos otherwise it shouldnt be with the malawis anyway really.

jeeze went on net lookin as i dont know how to upload pics n theres 100's of cichlids

Until i find how to upload

they puff out (like the dinosaur in jurassic park) a big red 'mane' when tey are threatened or defending?

does this help?

http/images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...hl%3Den%26lr%3D


prob just spammed u all


Genus: amphilophus
Species: longimanus
Common name: red breast cichlid
Country: Guatemala, Honduras, Costa-rica, Nicaragua
Habitat: Rio Choluteca, Rio Rapa

 

[geo7x]

isnt that a firemouth? im not sure because i hardly know anything about cichlids, but thats what i think it is.
edit:

im hopin its an african cichlid

erm, i just checked on the fish index and the firemouth is a central/south american cichlid, not an african.

 

[SamUK]

yea thats a firemouth.

for the fry - anything big enough to eat them will probably have a go so if you want them to survive then youll have to move them to another tank or make sure theres a shedload of hiding places for them.


as for the malawis, they should be in a tank with only other malawis because of there aggression and prefferance for a much higher PH than other fish.

 

[lparis]

as for the malawis, they should be in a tank with only other malawis because of there aggression and prefferance for a much higher PH than other fish.
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I can only assume its a malawi hes electric blue my mum bought him for me, he seems fine apart from at the moment as being warned off by mum n dad in the tank

ive got loads of plants for the fry to hide in but i feel its not enough, what can do with the fry? sell them or.....?

cheers

 

[SamUK]

have to see if any of the shops will take them off you.


basically if you have spare tanks and the hardware to run them then get the fry into a new tank so there safe.


if you dont then jus leave them be and theyll get eaten by the other fish or even there parents.


a couple are bound to survive tho, they always find a way so you wont miss anything if ya dont keep them all.