Red Jewel Cichlids

[crisycrunch]

Video of my pair at home.  Not as aggressive as I've seen.
 

 

[crisycrunch]

Some breeding tips :  Very easy fish to keep, maintain and breed.  Once you have a pair you can either give them their own tank to breed in or keep them mixed with other tankmates.  Jewels can get quite aggressive so make sure you give the other tankmates lots of swimming room to get away.  I'd recommend at least a 25 -30 gallon tank for the pair.  Provide them with a cave or hiding spot that they can defend from or hide out in to raise the fry.  I'd keep the temperature around 78 F and to induce breeding behaviour and do a 50% water change to get them going ( water change stimulates breeding).  Once the eggs hatch and the fry become free swimming, crush flake food into a powder form or use frozen baby brine (easier then hatching it) to get the fry eating.  Once they are eating then its smooth sailing from there on.

 

[Gidge]

These were the first Cichlids I ever got. Still miss their colours!