Jewel Cichlid Spawn 4 - Parenting at its best!!!

[zunedog31]

those colors are stunning! wow!

[thojclan]

i have 3 red jewels in my 30 gallon tank, and they're colors are not like yours.. you think soon when they become mature they're colors will turn out to be like yours??

and btw your fish look NICE

[narnyslip]

Do the jewel cichlids have to be alone in the tank together meaning no other fish or will they still breed in a comunity tank with other cichlids African around??

[Lanangler]

@narnyslip the best way to breed is to put the cuple alone in a Tank with no other fish

[MrZeman420]

will the fry live if i seperate them from there parents so they dont get eatten by the other fish in my tank?

[TheLostRealist513]

@MrZeman420 Yes. What I have found from my research online is that it is most often suggested to keep the fry with the parents for about a week. After that you should remove them to a separate tank of their own. In my experience even peaceful fish like Corydoras Cats and Pleco sucker-mouth cats will eat the fry. It is crucial that the fry have a tank by themselves. Good luck! :-)

[MonkeyBoyApeMan]

Other fish in the tank, like 'tetras' would allow him to vent his anger. A large enough tank would allow the tetra's to get away. After mine chase other fish off, they then come back to their fry and display to each other for a few minutes, to celebrate the defensive victory I guess. looks beautiful. I had about 50 males, Introduced a wild caught female and let her pick. Then seperated both. It was your video that inspired me to breed them. Thank you so much for posting it. Beautiful fish.

[fishiefinatic]

@MonkeyBoyApeMan

Wow thank you for the compliment! Best of luck to you and keep me posted on your progress! Great thought about the tetras.

[fishiefinatic]

This was a while ago. The male ended up pummelling the female for some reason one day while I was working and her babies finished her off. It was a sad day for me. I have traded to the LFS all but 4, the male and three babies which are now approximately 1-2 inches long. the male has re-mated with one of the fry and I have eggs as we speak. I will keep you posted on their progress!

[mfsxazsimulator]

Thanks for your reply but How can you tell the difference in male and female?

[smartass2st]

Try not to imbreed too much. They will start developing deformities because of the blood line being so close. Father+Daughter are ok I guess. But stuff like Father(1st Gen) mates with daughter(2nd Gen) and have a 3rd Gen of fry. Then a male and female from 3rd Gen mate and make (4th Gen), then the female of that fry (4th Gen) mates back to the original male(1st Gen) isnt very good for the blood line.

[BrownDarter]

Stunning jewels. I have been considering a pair for a 30 gallon long tank (36 inch) but after reading comments like this where he killed the female I am not sure a 30 gallon is big enough for a pair.

[mfsxazsimulator]

Can u make a vid on how big the babies are now... and how can u tell a male and female apart?? please reply. i have 2 jewel fish just like yours and i think they might mate.. their doing that friendly squable thing lol . thanks!

[fishiefinatic]

This was a while ago. The male ended up pummelling the female for some reason one day while I was working and her babies finished her off. It was a sad day for me. I have traded to the LFS all but 4, the male and three babies which are now approximately 1-2 inches long. the male has re-mated with one of the fry and I have eggs as we speak. I will keep you posted on their progress!

[fishiefinatic]

Thanks for the complimentBingham. They are prized to our family. And egg laying machines, ill tell you! I will post a recent video of the babies who are now big enough they are eating all of the fresh spawns. They are starting to get their lil jewels and shaders of red.

[BiNGHAMx14]

thats a great lookin' jewel right there. i have just one jewel that's about 2 inches in a 45 gallon tank along with a 3 inch firemouth, a 2 inch convict, and a 5 inch pleco. Right now the firemouth seems to be the 'boss' of the tank but i understand jewels are more aggressive. Do you think this combo of fish will work out? thanks

[smartass2st]

I would worry more about the Firemouth being the bully. Firemouths in my opinion are more aggressive. I have 1 4inch red jewel. He gets aggressive only with fish smaller than him. FIremouths on the other hand are aggressive in every aspect. Red Jewels are a cool fish to keep in an aquarium because of their blood red, but I wouldnt advise having more than 2 in a tank with othe rfish. They can be little pricks when they want to be.

[dragownz]

i have 2 jewels one is a fucking prick and the another is a pussy

[florida1117]

i've had so many firemouths because they always end up dead. i've noticed red devils and texas cichlids to be very aggressive

[GlenShortland]

My jewel used to beat my Firemouth up pretty bad...then i found the Jewel dead :S