Matthew does stuff Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) I’m wondering if the yellow lab that looks more orange or the one on top in the picture is male or female. Also the one in the top of the picture has a bump where it’s Anus is. And I’m wondering if that’s normal. Edited April 4, 2022 by Matthew does stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 I really cannot be CERTAIN. I’d suggest the following as my best initial _guesses_ But you’ll know for sure once a female is holding. Have you bred Africans much? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew does stuff Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 I have never bred cichlids before. I’ve had these two for 2 years but I had a divider in the tank because I thought they were both males and just fighting. They are chasing each other around the tank quite a bit ever since I removed the divider about a week ago. The one on the bottom of the picture is very aggressive to the other. I also could post a better image of the more orange yellow lab because it’s not really the best. But tomorrow because my light just turned off 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew does stuff Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Thanks for the advice Fish Folk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 If you have a mature pair, they’ll likely spawn. They are mouth brooders. Female will hold fertilized eggs in her mouth until they hatch (18-24 days). Then, unless she gets spooked and swallows them, she’ll spit them out. As Wikipedia accurately reads… My son bred Auratus. Here’s a video we made on that… He also made a demo video on “stripping” eggs from a female Rock Kribensis… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew does stuff Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 I will definitely be keeping an eye out then. If I see her have eggs then I will get baby brine shrimp supplies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew does stuff Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Also I could flip that one over to make sure it’s a female. I did that with the brighter yellow one in the picture. I also have a common pleco in that tank will it bother the cichlids? All I know is I’m gonna keep him in there because I don’t wanna setup another tank just for a pleco Edited April 4, 2022 by Matthew does stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew does stuff Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) I would send a better picture but it has been staying in a cave the whole time dose not seem to have anything in her mouth tho. You sure it’s a female? I just fed them and that orange one is a male because I saw black at the underneath fins Edited April 4, 2022 by Matthew does stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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