Cryptoheros Cutteri

[dave_oddballs]

hi, just thought id post a few pictures of my cutteri cichlids, they are in breeding colours but have yet to spawn. just waiting and hoping! thinking it is just their immaturity at the moment but hopefully something will happen soon!

male in the centre of the picture.
i was told only the female goes the white colour, obviously not!

 

[dave_oddballs]

male on right, female being nosey!

 

[dave_oddballs]

male is on the right in every picture except the last, where he is on top.

if anyone knows about the breeding of these fish then please feel free to give information, i know a fair bit but not everything! they both dug a pit, under where the pics were all taken, they regularly go down there together and like 'shivver' but no eggs as of yet, then quite often the male chases the female for a while, is this normal?
would i be right in thinking this may be due to it being their first time and their immaturity??
thanks!

 

[~T~]

Beautiful, been trying to get those or Archocentrus myrnae for ages now and I've eventually got some deceny sajica.

 

[dave_oddballs]

yeah sajica look very similar when young, the mouth shape is a dead give away when looking.
im hoping this pair will stay together and spawn. i ordered some more about 3 weeks ago but still not heard back.
just got 10 rotkeil sevs last week so concentrating on bulking them up at the moment too!