cichlids mating - African -

[yonda9]

yep they are mating :)

CONGRATS LOL

[Shmannion13]

i have the same kind of Chiclits they do this mating dance too all the time but never seem to have any fry .... the male must be shooting blanks or something

[billyfowler88]

ya they are matin

[kaczynski123]

they are trying to make a vortex to clear a circle in the rocks so they can plant eggs

[reptilemad1995]

dude they are matin

[onebadguy1]

Ha! Good luck trying to keep these particular african species from trying to kill each other. I wonder what would happen if you let some asian carp from china into the tank? Or even just sell them some bullets?

[AquaParadise2010]

they are not fighting nor mating, let the tank size tell you the problem, but nice fishes.

[keque16]

They are mating says big andy

[master4578]

dude they are trying to mate

[ladderjackjones]

I agree it is a dominance issue they are circling way too fast I have been raising chiclids for 10 years . They will resolve it if you put more rocks and and tunnels I use bottles old ones that are broken . use the sand to dull the sharpness of the bottles . 1 fish per gallon you can group them the more fish the less issues .

[adcnugga]

get a bigger tank and bulid a 'cave' with sone flat stones. dim lights too. chiclids like med to dim lights

[asdfxyz1]

my two female auratus do that a lot and they follow each other around the tank all day. theyre not juveniles either.

[ScrupeG]

They're mating, those are male and female Auratus.

[lueckcyborg]

dood dont listen to the guys who say there fighting!!!! its called mating!!!! the male and the female are trying to squeez the sperm out one of them to fertilize the eggs its perfectly normal!!!!!

[Ciklide]

great! good luck with baby`s! ^^

[slickwing]

The eggs are carried in the mouth by the parents until they hatch.The African chiclids are mouth-brooders.

[tiolucas]

where r the eggs?

[mediajunky]

These are two african chiclids in the mating ritual the darker one is the male the lighter the female every thing should be ok

[cherished1961uk]

they are mating they are male and female of same fish the female has the yellow belly good luck with the babys

[jwinters71]

They are circling too fast to be mating from my experience. Neither was picking up eggs while spinning. This looks more like a dominance thing to me.

[oledirtydrew]

If your tank is BIG enough sometimes you can get away with mixing Chiclids with peaceful fish.Either way,chiclids are very territorial by nature.What you see as of now is your chiclids attempt to be dominant over eachother. It looks like you only have 2 chiclids. Getting ONE more chiclid of equal or bigger size should even everything out Also Chiclids LOVE rocks/caves Provide each chiclid with its own hidding spot/house.

[oledirtydrew]

African chiclids should not be mixed in a community/peaceful tank.The general rule of thumb on chiclids is ONLY keep them with other chiclids.Keep Africans with other Africans,and South Americans with South Americans.You have Africans.

[lumbardm]

they are trying to bite the tail fins. If you are feeding them fish, bloodworms etc. try pellets it may make them less aggresive. Try a bigger tank. Those fish need their own territory or you will endup with dead fish.