Teleocichla Sp.

[Matt]

These have grown from 1″ to about 3″ in the couple of months I’ve had them. Time for a serious spawning attempt soon!

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[dunc]

Yeah, they’re huge compared to when you first had them. Really interesting fish. Do they have any particular breeding requirements Matt, or is it just a case of conditioning the fish and making sure their water requirements are correct?

[Matt]

Don’t know mate. I’ve asked around but no-one I know seems to have read a spawning account. I can see that some of the fish have an orangey area around the belly. These, i assume, are females. I’ve already added peat to the filter on the tank and this week I’m going to try a large water change with acidified water, see if that instigates anything. My main worry is that there’s a dozen fish in there so I’m not sure how long any fry might last. Will keep this thread updated as things happen.

[Wargh]

Nice picture and nice fish, Matt.

It’ll be interesting to see their breeding habits. Do you have intentions of writing a breeding diary or log?

[Matt]

Hey Wargh thanks for the kind comment. Yep there’ll be a breeding log kept

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