Step by Step: Breeding Venustus African Cichlids

little video I put together...

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[dariolilgangster]

good video. hey is it ok to feed them frozen blood worms??? and also how can you tell them apart from male to female. im trying to breed them.

[limpertf00]

they will tear up bloodworms. At about 2-3 inches the males will develop blue on their face and the females will not. Also the dorsal fin on the males is long and pointed while the females have rounded dorsal fins

[saintsaga05]

what did you feed them when they were little

[limpertf00]

frozen brine shrimp

[gordonputfile]

100 fry? How many batches was that 3? I think the most I've gotten out of one of my cichlids was about 25 fry. Granted I've not bred my venustus, and they are quite large. Assume you bred them to sell?

[limpertf00]

One batch. The male and female were fairly large fish. There was AT LEAST 80 fry that survived.

[TheHobdenMarina]

@limpertf00 I know this is an old comment, but its actually not ok to feed them blood worms, check any forum, there is little or no nutritional value in them just fyi

[TheHobdenMarina]

@dariolilgangster dont feed them blood worms.

[iinsaneWANTdeathh]

@4k3el fuck up smart arse

[VenustusMan24]

I have an F1 6 inch male that i have bought 5 F1 females and right before they spawned he killed them and i am trying to get a hold of some wild females his size do you think they will withstand him and actually breed with them. He is stunning and one of the best looking venustus i have ever seen he is 6.5 inches, if you would like a pic i will gladly put one up

[fackVC]

I notice one of my female yellow cichilids has a mouthful of fries in her mouth. she has not eat for over a week and continues to keep fries in her mouth. she has not release the fries yet. i am afraid other cichilids will eat the fries when she releases them. Please tell me what I should do?

[4k3el]

two words: brine shrimp?? but you just used up two words saying 'two words' :)

[established215]

how u tell male nd female apart?

[steob450]

hi i have two red zebras and dont now nothing about them could you give me a bit of advice for them thanks

[burrowssj]

cool video there, i just stripped my sunshine peacocks female first ever batch of babies, shes quite small and i got 15 so not to bad for a first batch :P

[trojanshawaii]

so the male changes when they breed?