Maternal mouthbrooder: the male digs a pit in the sand, and the female carries the eggs and young in her mouth for about three weeks.
Keep 1 male with 3-4 females in a 55 gallon tank. Males are bold.
A 40-55 gallon (150-200 L) tank with rocks and caves, 25-28 C, hard alkaline water.
Warm, hard water and good food. Males dig pits.
5-30 eggs; the female holds them for up to 3-4 weeks.
Release fry after 3 weeks. Feed crushed flake and baby brine shrimp. Fry grow fast.
One breeding tank for the electric yellow cichlid, drawn to scale from the breeding guide.
Water: 25–28 °C · pH 7.7–8.6 · hard water
A plan from the breeding guide and an adult size of 10 cm. Tank shape is a standard 2 : 1 : 1.2 box, at least 6 adult lengths long. Check each step in the guide above.
A 120 cm rack for breeding the electric yellow cichlid in numbers.
In total: 3 tanks, about 750 L of water. A litre of water weighs about 1 kg, so check that the floor and rack can take the weight.
Sizes are worked out from the breeding tank in the guide. Tanks fit a standard 120 cm rack when they can; bigger tanks go on their own stands.
Hard to sex. Adult males are usually a little larger and brighter when spawning, and often have more black in the fins, but this is not reliable.
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.