Breeding Cichlids

[love4aquatic]

i have had two jewels for many months. the people who sold them to me said it was a male and female. and i am sure to have young.
i havent seen a sign of breeding. i think they are both male. so i bought two moorii cichlids and was wondering if they could have offspring with the jewels?

i have a planted aquarium with a sunken flower pot and some sunken driftwood. i also have some shells in the tank. is this an appropriate breeding environment?

i do have other fish.

2 loaches-stay near the filter swimming up the current it makes.
1 green spotted puffer-the only gentle puffer i know
1 red serpae tetra-the last one in its school
1 red tailed shark
1 plecostomus

the cichlids own the tank

 

[Colin_T]

Jewels and mooriis are unlikely to hybridise (cross breed). Jewels are much more agro than either Cyrtocara moorii or Lamprologus moorii, both of which are rift lake cichlids that like hard alkaline water.

The jewels will breed in any sort of cave. It can be a flower pot that is lying on its side or a piece of PVC pipe. They will even dig under rocks and wood and breed under that.
L. moorii will lay their eggs in a cave, while C. moorii will spawn in the open and the female will gather up the eggs and incubate them in her mouth.

I would keep an eye on the jewels because they are quite agro fish and when full grown they might harm some of the other fishes you have.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

i have had two jewels for many months. the people who sold them to me said it was a male and female. and i am sure to have young.
i havent seen a sign of breeding. i think they are both male. so i bought two moorii cichlids and was wondering if they could have offspring with the jewels?

i have a planted aquarium with a sunken flower pot and some sunken driftwood. i also have some shells in the tank. is this an appropriate breeding environment?

i do have other fish.

2 loaches-stay near the filter swimming up the current it makes.
1 green spotted puffer-the only gentle puffer i know
1 red serpae tetra-the last one in its school
1 red tailed shark
1 plecostomus

the cichlids own the tank

what size is ur tank?

ur tank mates isnt ideal as its very slap dash, and incompatible

is the moori cihclid the crytocari moori?

if so u shouldnt have it in there, and it will die!

they need seperate water conditions. and can only be kept in wih malawi cichlids

 

[love4aquatic]

Jewels and mooriis are unlikely to hybridise (cross breed). Jewels are much more agro than either Cyrtocara moorii or Lamprologus moorii, both of which are rift lake cichlids that like hard alkaline water.

The jewels will breed in any sort of cave. It can be a flower pot that is lying on its side or a piece of PVC pipe. They will even dig under rocks and wood and breed under that.
L. moorii will lay their eggs in a cave, while C. moorii will spawn in the open and the female will gather up the eggs and incubate them in her mouth.

I would keep an eye on the jewels because they are quite agro fish and when full grown they might harm some of the other fishes you have.

my jewels are prety calm and never have been aggressive to any fish in my aquarium besides each other.
how do you tell male from female on jewels?
i was watching mine eat and noticed my larger one had a little bit of a lump on its head i didnt think that jewels had these.
my other jewel has a more arrow like head.

 

[love4aquatic]

i have i 75 gallon tank.

i believe it is crytocara moorii but i believe a juvenile.
they have also been in there for like 4 days.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

i have i 75 gallon tank.

i believe it is crytocara moorii but i believe a juvenile.
they have also been in there for like 4 days.

like said they need to be kept with malawis etc.

as they require totally different conditions.

fish will not survive.

and havic will happen in ur tank

 

[Colin_T]

Male jewel cichlids usually get a bit bigger and more brightly coloured than the females.

The lump on the head could be a genetic deformity or a natural fatty deposit that many old male cichlids get.

If the fish are all captive bred then they should be fine in slightly alkaline water (PH about 7.6) with a medium hardness (about 150ppm). But keep an eye on the jewels because they are notoriously aggressive when mature and although they might be happy chappies now, they could turn into real monsters when they breed.

 

[theshanteeman]

i highly doubt those 2 species would breed.