Anyone here breeding jewels?

[Aqua410]

Going to start up a new tank for a pair or maybe trio or jewels. Anyone here working with them?

 

[FishEggs]

I got some from Christine couple months ago. Don't know if she has anymore ready.

 

[Aqua410]

What's her handle on here is like to send her a message.

 

[FishEggs]

chriscoli

 

[chriscoli]

I have bred them in the past, but haven't pulled any fry in a while. Are you asking about a specific kind or just jewels in general?


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[Aqua410]

I guess I need to read some more on the varieties available but the ones that caught my eye are the red variety.

 

[chriscoli]

Yes, do your homework! There are lots of hybrids and a few line bred strains too. Most of the Hemichromis are some shade of red. There's also a range of personalities across the varieties from slightly testy (Guinea II) to a little angry (lifalili Moanda and guttatus) to murderously angry (stellifer) to bat**** psycho (5-spot jewels).

 

[Aqua410]

Found an answer to the size question it does appear there are somewhat significant size differences among the genus

 

[CSnyder00]

I used to breed them. I had pair that would breed almost immediately after I took the fry out. They were EXCELLENT parents and bred me out of so many tanks, I rehomed them. I couldn't keep up. But the male was BEAUTIFUL!

 

[Aqua410]

If I get a pair and don't pull the fry will nature just take it's course? I wont be able to have a ton of fry/ grow out tanks maybe one tops.

 

[chriscoli]

I find that mine defend their fry for a few days in a community tank....then the other tank members start to pick them off.

When I have a pair alone in a tank, they raise their fry for a good while. Then one day, they turn against them. The downside to having a pair alone in a tank is that sometimes the adults will turn against each other and one will always lose if you don't intervene.