Electric Yellow W/ Mouthful of Fry!

[Jason99942]

Yup, easy to breed and care for. My electric yellows bred easily years ago. The majority of the offspring survived as well.

[OmARc0101]

I have the same one but almost a fry

[Schofield131]

how old befote theay can breed

[SwaggerPrettyBoy]

@Schofield131 Hey mate i used to ask the same question as you alot eveywhere i went but now i realise it doesnt matter how old really its when they are ready, I have a pair of these and they are only about 5-7cm long and i just seen them breed about 2 hours ago so its just when they are ready i realised doing a clean on your tank helps get them to breed as i only cleaned it yesterday and they breed today hope this helps :)

[ahugo75]

my electric yellow cichlid does that with its mouth when it is scaring other fish away

[aya4islam]

I adore thaaat

[TheDemonpk3r]

hey there, i am a fellow breeder and i just got into breeding yellows. i have a breeding pair. how long does it take for them to start breeding.

[bobmorris85]

hi just wondering how big/old do they gotta be b4 they will breed thanks

[Kenzzie23]

@bobmorris85 6 months- 1 year, you have to wait until they are about full grown they breed when they are adults :)

[MrBigdave111]

@Kenzzie23 3 to 4 months

[Kenzzie23]

@bobmorris85 you have to wait until they are almost adults which takes about 6 months to a year :)

[wolverine1865]

what age do these guys breed. i bought 2 today (not with the intention of breeding), but if it happens that would be lovely. mine are only maybe 1.5" and i think i have a male and a female. also if i ever wanted them to breed, is there anything special i need to do

[Kenzzie23]

@wolverine1865 The most successful way to get them to breed is to buy 2 females to every 1 male, the more female:male ratio the higher your chances are of having them breed. They breed when they are almost adults and the older they are or the bigger they are, the more babies they can carry. But they can have babies as early as four months old.

[123FIREball200]

2 to 3 months

[damafiafz]

could u pls tell me how much time frys take to bcme an adlt enough to breed ba da way best of luck for ur fish

[Kenzzie23]

@damafiafz 4 months-1 year :) Thanks so much!

[34SkiLLz14Luck]

@Kenzzie23 My yellow electric of 5 months is FINALLY holding fry!

[CoZzY619]

Hi , i Have 2 Yellow lab malawi cichlids that are holding eggs , i was wondering what the next steps would be . i Have a second tank just under 3ft that is set up and ready to hold fish/fry . please reply thanks .

[Kenzzie23]

@CoZzY619 You have to wait until the eggs have hatched into fry which should be around 3 weeks of the holding period and you should be able to see the fry swimming in the mouth if you look closely enough at that time. Then you can extract them from the females mouth by using your fingernail tip or a cotton swap. Or, you can just separate the female into the other tank at around 21/2-3 weeks and wait for her to release the fry on her own. When the babies are out, feed them crushed up flakes :)

[AwesomeArsalan]

wow...other fish eat their babies but these r so awesome!

[14cichlid]

how long does it take for the eggs to hatch please answer

[Kenzzie23]

@14cichlid Around 3 weeks :)

[mattthefishlover]

i had 8or 12 in a10 gal .only to yellow labs, and i was luckey enugh to have a pair.mail died shortly after.i had many diferent breeds of cichlids some even from amricas with my africans. raised most of them from fry

[crhscoog]

i swear i had like 50 cichlids at one time once. it all started with 2 females and male :P had to raise half in a 2nd 50 galloon tank so that it wouldnt be too crowded.

[8888Tiger8888]

how do u keep ur ph level up? do u have to cycle a aquarium?

[sirarni94]

You can put coral sand in your filter:)

[itsSpecialSteve]

i used crushed coral which naturally raises ph lvls

[azn926]

THX GUYS lol i got so many fry :D but my pleco ate dem 0_0 but 7 survive there doing well and i moved the dam pleco :P

[kadango42]

c'est une tres belle femelle !!

[Kenzzie23]

Oui, Merci Beaucoup!

:)

[azn926]

Hey i have yellow labs too umm i need to ask sumthin one of my labs its mouth is sorta black or blue and it looks like its filled with somthing does that mean shes pregnant?? CCheck out my videos

[Kenzzie23]

She may be holding eggs, you will be able to tell after a week or two if she has fry in her mouth because her mouth will look like she can't keep it closed and she will tumble them constantly as if she was eating. If this is the case, you might be able to see them hatched in her mouth after she has been holding for 2 1/2-3 weeks.

[BenSow95]

@Kenzzie23 the female holds the eggs? I thought the male does...

[Kenzzie23]

@BenSow95 Nope the female definitely holds the eggs :) The male fertilizes them ;)

[rhcpkid1975]

hey azn926, look at her mouth closley when she is feeding, if you see little eye's she has fry in her mouth.. app. 18 days till she lets them free into the tank.. mine is almost ready to release her's

[cichlids4ever]

nice

[codyrum]

when u gonna squeeze them out??? or u leaving em in?

[Kenzzie23]

already did =]

(you can see them in my other videos)

[redandbluebeater]

wow! thats one bright one!