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	Breeding Jewel Cichlid
lfelipebodeba Small Fry Posts: 11 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Apr-2005	Can I breed my Jewel Cichlid on a 90 g tank with 3 aquatic turtles ? I have only 2 jewels (I think a female and a male) measuring 3 inches, they have a big place to hide and lay eggs where the turtles can´t reach. Would be possible to breed then ? I heard that jewel cichlids can breed very easily... Hope so..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
kmpaton Hobbyist Posts: 91 Kudos: 75 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Feb-2005	Jewel do breed easily but I would be worried about the turtles turning the fry into a late night snack.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
lfelipebodeba Small Fry Posts: 11 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Apr-2005	Yeah , they will for sure.. I will move the babies to other as soon as I notice then... Is there anything I can do to acellerate the breeding? Or just wait ?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	really? ive had NO trouble breeding jewels and i always have heard they are easy to breed anyway. I suggest no to the turtles! they would kill your jewels and their babies!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
lfelipebodeba Small Fry Posts: 11 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Apr-2005	No, I´ve been keeping my Jewels with my turtles for more than a year.. the turtles doesn´t mess with the fishes because Jewels are quite agressive, they eat togheter and stay peacefully in the tank... I have 3 turtles 2 Red eared sliders with 12 cm and 15 cm, and ther other one (7cm) is a similar specie called Trachemis Dorgbyni that is a natural specie from where I live (Brazil). I also have a pond at home and I will, as soon as I notice the Jewels breeding (by seeing the eggs or the babies) let the turtles live in the lake.. All I have to do is wait ?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Natedog1227 Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 59 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Mar-2004	When my jewels first mated I seperated the tank and raised the babies... Whn they got big enough to take the the LFS I gathered up 85 ... I kept five and sold the others for .25 cents a piece
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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