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	Madagascar Cichlids Spawned!!
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001	Edited by cavey Well the Madagascar ciclhids have spawned in the smaller holding tank...they are waiting for a 175 G tank to cycle. I have a couple of photos of them all coloured up....eggs have been hidden in a small ditch behind the main rock. Very excited!! /:'
Posted 03-Jan-2008 01:41
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Nice! Great to see endangered species are thriving in captivity. What are you going to do with the fry?
Posted 03-Jan-2008 03:46
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001	They are only eggs at the moment. Once they are swimming I will probably move some to a breeding net....not sure how good the parents will be....they may eat, not sure.
Posted 03-Jan-2008 03:56
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	i never even herd of em,but they look nasty are they cavey?
Posted 03-Jan-2008 07:27
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	are they also known as paratilapia polleni,or the small spotted cichlid,if so i THINK had 1 of them years ago,but as i said i never herd of them being called the madagascar cichlid and well done,also how come they are endangered
Posted 03-Jan-2008 07:33
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001	Yes they are polleni. They are vry active fish. As soon as you go near the tank they are right up in your face. If you place your finger on the glass the female goes nuts....tries to bite it. They are fairly aggressive, whenever I put my hand in the tank to do anything the male tries to bite all the time....he has caught me out a few times. Not sure that they are endangered....some species in the same family may well be.....not too sure.
Posted 03-Jan-2008 09:06
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	Edited by hokese ah i thought so,youve done a good job well done,they sound like they have a temper like my fhs,can you get a pic of the eggs,or are they to well hiddeni take it the bigger of the 2 is dadwhat size tank are these 2 in?also ive never herd of them being endangered ether
Posted 03-Jan-2008 14:31
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Wow, good job! Didn't take too long at all, it seems, lol. P. polleni is in fact classified as "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List. This is because of its limited distribution combined with fragmentary habitats that are in increasing danger due to deforestation. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 03-Jan-2008 18:27
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001	Yeah, the male is the bigger fish. They are only in a small 180 litre tank....they will be moved into their 660 litre tank once it has cycled. I dd not expect them to spawn in the small tank....just fight! Plenty of hidy holes for the female, so she can get away from the male. I don't think I am going to see any fry from this spawning, just noticed that the male has covered the eggs over with gravel....might have to rescue the eggs....I always like to see if they will be good parents and look after them themselves first. See how they go.
Posted 04-Jan-2008 00:26
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	That was fast. Once they start producing, they do not stop. Polleni are highly prolific in that sense.
Posted 04-Jan-2008 03:45
Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003	Fantastic news Cavey! "just noticed that the male has covered the eggs over with gravel" Perhaps he thinks he is a trout . I saw about 20 fry of that fish in a store at sutherland and each and every one of them had a massive poop string hanging out of it. I wasnt sure if that was a healthy thing so I didnt buy any.
Posted 04-Jan-2008 04:00
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001
Posted 04-Jan-2008 07:50
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	yeah give em time,as cup of said they are prolific,once they get startedand sometimes being first time parents they arent 100% sure on what to do but i rekon when you get them in the bigger tank,off they will go again,then they will get it rite and bless you with a big batch of eggs.. so cavey how did you get your pair,did you just pick 2,or a buch of em,and let them form a pair,and how old are they now
Posted 06-Jan-2008 15:34
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001	Well looks like the eggs are gone! I actually bought the pair from a local store. Not sure how old they are, but the male must be a few years old, as he is quite large.
Posted 07-Jan-2008 22:54
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	ah ok,were they big or littleand what did they cost you
Posted 08-Jan-2008 07:53
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001	The male was about 20 cent and the female 15 cent. They cost me quite a bit
Posted 09-Jan-2008 10:33
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	Edited by hokese well what eva the cost they were worth it,very nice pairany more signs of another spawn yet,shaking,lip locking whateva...normally i rekon getting past that first spawn is the hardest...then away they goooo
Posted 09-Jan-2008 12:08
Cavey Fish Guru Posts: 2193 Kudos: 198 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Feb-2001	yeah....there is plenty of colour, shaking and aggression...I guess they will get it sorted in time.
Posted 10-Jan-2008 13:00
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003	yeah hopefully,much longer untill the175gal cycles,they will love that
Posted 10-Jan-2008 14:37
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Edited by Calilasseia Did they spawn on a rock surface or just droop the eggs in a gravel pit? Only I'm not up to speed with the habits of the Madagascans yet. Once you get the big tank cycled and ready for them, try providing them with a big flat piece of slate to spawn on if they don't have one currently. That might improve your breeding results, but only might, depending upon what these fishes do in the wild. A quick browse of The Cichlid Room might be in order for these fishes. Just checked - they have a nice article on your very fish, namely this one. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 11-Jan-2008 06:31
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