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carl - 2011-11-10
Hi I have a 2 yellow labs, last week I watched them breeding, she had the eggs in her mouth for 2 days, the next morning her eggs were gone mouth empty, they then breed again later that day and had eggs again in her mouth, following day eggs went again, this morning had eggs again in her mouth, just looked tonight and her mouth seems empty again, why is this and what's happening to her eggs? thanks

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pam - 2012-08-13
They are probably getting eaten by the parents. I know my red jewels just had over 100 frys and everyday they would get less and less til there were none but I read that's normal for the first couple times until they get it right. It's normal don't worry. I'm sure they will have more and get it right. You did nothing wrong.
slau - 2012-11-06
Are you sure you have a male and female? Female still have eggs in her mouth. Female holds the eggs for 3 weeks until fry are hatch. The best is to remove female to her breeding tank alone.

Kristy - 2012-04-04
I am looking for a source of several hundred cichlids. They will be research animals, not pets. I am doing a study looking at male mate choice and fecundity based on selection of female in relation to the size of her orange 'patch'. The animals will not be required all at once (actually it is preferable that they are not all at once) but we will need about 50 at a time. We need fish which are greater than 1 inch in length and about twice the number of females to males.
If anyone has any suggestions!

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-04-05
Local pet store a great source and they can order as needed. May even be willing to sponser if you can make it worth their wild!
Sandra Reyes - 2012-11-04
I have a lot of them plus they need to go. I put them on craigslist for $.75 a each.

Asianfisherman319 - 2009-04-23
I bought one of these guys yesterday at a Petsmart here in Minnesota, down in Rochester. And I tell you, he has beautiful blue electric colorings and is doing great inside my Oscar tank which I got from that same place awhile back too. The Hap doesn't really do much of showing aggression, yet it's still early to tell. But the way it's looking, nothing is going on or showing any fightings between my Oscars, Blood Parrots, and Jaguar Cichlids! So this fish is a great addition to my tank and gives it color too!

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Natalie - 2012-11-01
I have a question my mum has one of these electric blues that came in a pair his 'mate' was attacked by one of the other fish and was eaten and now the last eletric blue is getting picked on. since he's the smallest in the tank he hides out a lot. Is it ok that I put him in my tropical tank? My tank holds quite passive fish but the only argressive fish I have in there are the Siamese fighters I have two. Is it possible that the eletric blue will get on with others. I know he will probably be the boss of the tank that's obvious but cause he's in his own will he attack and hurt my other fish?
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-02
No these are not community fish natelie

Val - 2012-03-13
I noticed a sluggish reaction in my fish and they kept twitching on the rocks and staying in the top of the tank in the corners. I was told it was ick. I have been treating the tank for the past 2 days and my fish is still sluggish, laying on their side and beside objects, but they will eat. What else can be done or is the liquid super ick cure too strong? This is what I was given at the pet store.

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-14
Are they showing the white spots associated with ick? Test your waters levels. Ammonia may have spiked. Do you have enough water and air in tank?
Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-15
have you added Epsom Salt and raised temp?
Anonymous - 2012-03-14
Yes I do and know today they are laying on their side and not eating at all. I have the tank full and good filtration. I'm so sad:(. I don't know what else to do for them. I know they are only fish.
Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-04-08
Sometimes there is just nothing you can do like you could have the absoulute best fishtank in the world with the most high powered equipment and the fish could still die. It's nature though in your case have you ever heard of the disease velvet that could be the cause. It is like ick though it is worse and harder to get rid of hope your fish get better.

Ruben - 2012-03-06
How do I tell when my 6 strip frontosa is pregnant?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-03-07
She will get fatter.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-07
Frontosa's are mouth breeders. You will see the female carring the eggs in her mouth.
Josh Spencer - 2012-06-17
she will also not eat much if at all, her mouth will look full like a chipmunk

sha - 2012-05-28
Have a bunch of mixed cichlids and found 4 babies, is it possible for kenyi to breed with a talepia cichlid?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-05-29
Yep.

Amir - 2010-06-07
Hello. I want to know that how I can make a big head for my flowerhorn? Please help me about this question. I write for you from Iran.

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shiva - 2010-06-18
Hello, amir I am shiva from india you can make a big head it name is huppy head feed him flower horn food like, xo huppyhead food very useful.
santosh - 2010-07-19
Feed him good gran sumo pellets and live worms. He will grow soon.
King - 2010-11-07
Supplements are good but remember that the size of the Kok (horn) still depends on the genes of the FH.
Anonymous - 2011-04-27
Taiyo humpy head give this food to that fish then its head grows usually
Brandon Smith - 2011-06-22
The size of your Flowerhorns nuchal hump is mostly determined by its genetics. Feeding high quality pellets such as New Life Spectrum and Hikari Bio-Gold+ will bring it to the maximum size it can reach.
raghu - 2011-08-09
Amir, I totally agree with Shiva, King and Brandon Smith. Even I'm using humpy head for our flower fish. I say it's the happiest. It also depends on the genes of the fish quality and even depends on its sex because males have clearer hump than females.

Arijit Sarkar - 2012-02-07
I have 2 love heart blood parrot in my 55 gal tank. they are shy but not much, they love to irritate my severums. I dont know why they hate severums so much. In the same I have Green terror, blue dolphins, jellybeans etc,but those 2 hate only severums. It's a funny scene how they jointly chase my 2 severums.

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Paula - 2012-05-23
I am curious to know the age limit of the Uaru Cichlid? Can you please help me?
Thanks heaps,
Paula

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-05-24
Properly cared for 8-12 years.

Linda - 2012-05-13
What is a good fish that my JellyBean parrot fish could breed with?
I want babies!:)

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Kerri MacPherson - 2012-10-16
They are actually a high bread them selves cross a red devil and a severum you get a parrot mine has tried to breed with our midus, red devil but they are very hard to breed successfully

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