Mouthbrooder: the male holds the eggs in his mouth. After the spawning embrace the female collects the eggs from the male’s anal fin and passes them to him.
Keep a group and let pairs form.
60 L soft acidic tank with leaf-litter and cover.
Soft acidic water and live foods.
Small broods: about 10 eggs is considered a good number. The male broods them for 10-21 days, then releases fully formed, free-swimming fry.
The male releases well-developed fry; feed baby brine shrimp.
Adult males are more colourful (scarlet when displaying) and have a broader head than females.
Typical for mouthbrooders
Usually one male with several females. Feed high-quality food.
The female takes the eggs into her mouth and stops eating.
After about 3 weeks the female releases fully formed fry. Many breeders move her to a quiet tank first.
Fry eat crushed flake and baby brine shrimp straight away.
Fry are a few centimetres long after about 3 months.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Usually one male with several females. Feed high-quality food.
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.