jonclark96
Past CCA President
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
gravel_digger
Members
Nice coloration I just wish they got some real size on themselves
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Localzoo
Board of Directors
The one I donated at AquaMania was huge around 6" so just feed them and give them room they will grow but he was the bully of the tank.
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fish
Banned
Jewels defiantly do not mix well with other fish...
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Localzoo
Board of Directors
Well he spent to e with my mbuna until I could donate him. He learnt fast that he was not the boss glad he didn't get beaten up.
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fish
Banned
My male ripped my yellow tail acei and yellow labs to SHREDS! (Killed them) It was my first (and one of my only) experiances with african cichlids. My first ever cichlids. Still have that pair of jewels.
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Localzoo
Board of Directors
Yes I do regular water changes 25% 2x a week when I have fry I use an air stone on the end of a airline tubing so the fry don't get sucked up. Then when they get big enough vacuum vacuum vacuum to get the debris out I also have small snails to help with uneaten food
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Localzoo
Board of Directors
Well, you can if you want the fry but they will constantly reproduce. If you leave the fry in there it might take longer to get another clutch of fry until all the fry are gone.
Most of the time they will get the hang of it after reproducing a few times.
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Most of the time they will get the hang of it after reproducing a few times.
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jonclark96
Past CCA President
I continue with regular water changes when I have fry in a tank, usually between 50% and 75% on a weekly basis. I've found that most New World parents will herd their fry away from the siphon tube when you start the water change. I would think that jewels would do the same. If you are really worried about sucking up fry, run the out fall from your siphon through a net into a bucket (large nets work and can be balanced on the rim of the bucket). If you accidently suck one up, it will be caught in the net and you can dump it back in the tank when you are done.
Do you have pictures of your Jewels?
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I'm confused!!! How you do the net bucket part?
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CichlidAddict
Members
Jewel fish in breeding color are striking. The intense red with blue sparkling is unmatched in old world cichlid. Unfortunately, their intense red is not fixed and can fade to drab olive if they are not the dominant fish. I've yet had jewel fish in a community tank that stay red at all time.
Localzoo
Board of Directors
I have a male that has some pretty intense color but he is with mbuna and they seem to get along and everyone is colored up just fine. Just my experience.(he's also a huge male)
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